As of May 21, 2020, Wisconsin continues to report the lowest percentage of positive COVID-19 tests among the five midwestern states with 8.0% of the tests returning positive. The median for all states has decreased to 7.9% of all COVID-19 tests returning as positive and has been steadily decreasing.
A common trend between Wisconsin and the median for all states is that the percentage of COVID-19 positive patients being hospitalized is decreasing. The percentage of COVID-19 patients being hospitalized in Wisconsin has decreased 13% since April 13 and among those hospitalized, 3% fewer are being admitted to the ICU.
|
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 |
|
5/21/20 |
7.9% |
13.6% |
31.7% |
8.0% |
16.1% |
23.8% |
|
5/19/20 |
8.1% |
13.6% |
33.1% |
8.1% |
16.3% |
24% |
|
5/7/20 |
9.5% |
15.8% |
34.7% |
9.2% |
19% |
25% |
|
4/25/20 |
9.9% |
16.3% |
37.3% |
8.9% |
25.3% |
25.6% |
|
4/13/20 |
10.3% |
15.3% |
31.8% |
8.5% |
29.2% |
26.8% |
Here is a snapshot of the trending of the positive COVID-19 test results, hospitalizations, ICU admissions and fatalities:
We are still continuing to watch the states that opened a few weeks ahead of Wisconsin to see the impact on their percentage of positive COVID-19 tests:
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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