Delta Variant Surge in Wisconsin Hasn't Hit the Peak Yet

Friday, September 24th, 2021 -- 10:00 AM

(AP) The latest surge of COVID-19 infections due to the highly contagious delta variant has not yet peaked in Wisconsin, state health officials said Wednesday.

The seven-day average of new cases as of Tuesday was 2,857, nearly double what it was two weeks ago and at a level not seen since early January before the vaccine was widely available.

“We are not at a plateau yet, we are not at a leveling off,” said Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary Karen Timberlake at a news conference. “We are still seeing a concerning rate of growth.”

Dr. Ryan Westergaard, the state’s chief medical officer and state epidemiologist for communicable diseases, said the current surge is about half as bad as the worst surge in November. But he said there’s no indication yet that it is leveling off.

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