Wisconsin sets new daily high for positive COVID-19 tests as cases continue to spike
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FILE – This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. On Tuesday, April 21, 2020, U.S. health regulators OK’d the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own sample at home, a new approach that could help expand testing options in most states. The sample will still have to be shipped for processing back to LabCorp, which operates diagnostic labs throughout the U.S.
Kyle Brown
Updated: September 26, 2020 07:13 PM
Created: September 26, 2020 07:02 PM
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported 2,817 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, a new high-water mark for the state and the third consecutive day with 2,000 or more positive tests.
Wisconsin’s previous single-day record of 2,533 cases was set just over a week ago, on Sept. 18. The DHS has reported 113,645 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.
