COVID-19 Deaths In Wisconsin Set Record

Sunday, January 17th, 2021 -- 8:29 AM

The number of deaths on a single day due to the coronavirus has reached an new record in Wisconsin, state health officials said Saturday.

The Department of Health Services reported an additional 128 deaths. The previous record for a single day of COVID-19 deaths was 120 on Dec. 22. A total of 5,450 people in Wisconsin have died from COVID-19.

DHS reported 1,937 new cases of the disease on Saturday, bringing the total of positive cases in Wisconsin to 520,188 since the pandemic began.

The Wisconsin Hospital Association said there were 953 COVID-19 patients hospitalized as of Friday.

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