As of June 8, 2020, Wisconsin continues to report the lowest percentage of positive COVID-19 tests among the five midwestern states with 6.0% of the tests returning positive. Illinois and Indiana have the highest percentage of positive cases in the Midwest, tied at 12.3% Wisconsin’s percentage of positive tests is below the median for all states, and both numbers are steadily decreasing.
Wisconsin is still seeing a decreasing trend in the percentage of COVID-19 positive patients being hospitalized, as well as the rate of hospitalized patients being admitted to the ICU. The median for all states of the percentage of positive COVID-19 patients continues to decrease.
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COVID Tracker Date |
Median of all states - % of people testing COVID positive |
Median of all states – % COVID patients hospitalized |
Median of all states – % hospitalized COVID patients admitted to ICU |
WI - % of people testing COVID positive |
WI – % COVID patients hospitalized |
WI – % hospitalized COVID patients admitted to ICU |
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6/8/2020 |
7.0% |
12.6% |
29.9% |
6.0% |
13.7% |
22.4% |
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5/27/2020 |
7.9% |
14.9% |
31.2% |
7.3% |
14.9% |
23% |
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WI STAY AT HOME ORDER ENDED 5/13/2020 (EXCEPTIONS: DANE COUNTY, CITY OF MILWAUKEE, RACINE) |
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5/7/20 |
9.5% |
15.8% |
34.7% |
9.2% |
19% |
25% |
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4/25/20 |
9.9% |
16.3% |
37.3% |
8.9% |
25.3% |
25.6% |
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4/13/20 |
10.3% |
15.3% |
31.8% |
8.5% |
29.2% |
26.8% |
Here is a snapshot from the COVID-19 Tracker showing the trending of the positive COVID-19 test results, hospitalizations, ICU admissions and fatalities for Wisconsin.
Here is a look at the midwestern states as compared to the U.S.
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