As of August 3, 2020, Wisconsin is reporting a rate of 6.1% for positive COVID-19 tests. Among the five midwestern states, Michigan has the lowest rate at 4.8%. The midwest’s percentage of positive tests (6.5%) is below the median for all states (7.4%).
Looking at the two-day change in percentage of positive COVID-19 tests, Wisconsin is reporting 8.4%.
Below is a snapshot of the outcomes for patients testing positive.
COVIDTracking.com has launched COVIDExitStrategy.org, which shows how each state is performing on key measures. Here are some stats on how the state of Wisconsin is handling COVID-19 as of August 3, 2020:
- The target number of tests done daily remains at or above 100% of the goal.
- Wisconsin is seeing a 43-day doubling time for incidence of COVID-19. Higher doubling times are desirable.
Below is an updated chart with testing, infection and hospitalization rates for both state and national data.
| COVID Tracker Date | Median of all states - % of people testing COVID positive | WI - % of people testing COVID positive | Median of all states – % COVID patients hospitalized | WI – % COVID patients hospitalized | Median of all states – % hospitalized COVID patients admitted to ICU | WI – % hospitalized COVID patients admitted to ICU | WI – # Days to Double Incidence of COVID-19 |
| 8/3/2020 | 7.40% | 6.10% | 9.30% | 8.00% | 25.80% | 19.30% | 43 |
| 7/20/2020 | 7.60% | 5.90% | 10.10% | 8.90% | 26.70% | 20.10% | 34 |
| 7/6/2020 | 7.10% | 5.60% | 10.50% | 10.30% | 28.60% | 21.50% | 39 |
| 6/25/2020 | WI PIVOTED TO INCLUDE “PROBABLE POSITIVE” COVID-19 PATIENTS WITH THEIR CONFIRMED COVID-19 PATIENT TOTALS | ||||||
| 6/22/2020 | 7.10% | 5.10% | 11.80% | 13% | 28.90% | 22% | 56 |
| 6/10/2020 | 6.90% | 5.80% | 12.40% | 13.60% | 29.50% | 22.30% | 41 |
| CITY OF MILWAUKEE REOPENED 6/5/2020 | |||||||
| 5/27/2020 | 7.90% | 7.30% | 14.90% | 14.90% | 31.20% | 23% | 23 |
| WI STAY AT HOME ORDER ENDED 5/13/2020 (EXCEPTIONS: DANE COUNTY, CITY OF MILWAUKEE, RACINE) | |||||||
| 5/7/2020 | 9.50% | 9.20% | 15.80% | 19% | 34.70% | 25% | N/A |
| 4/25/2020 | 9.90% | 8.90% | 16.30% | 25.30% | 37.30% | 25.60% | N/A |
| 4/13/2020 | 10.30% | 8.50% | 15.30% | 29.20% | 31.80% | 26.80% | N/A |
We hope that you find this information of value as we all continue to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic. We will continue to regularly update the COVID-19 Data Tracker as more data becomes available.
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