5.9 percent of COVID-19 tests come back positive; 11 more dead - WKOW

MADISON (WKOW) -- The percentage of positive COVID-19 cases rose again on Saturday.

The Department of Health Services reported 9,094 new test results, of which 539--or 5.9 percent--came back positive, according to the numbers released today.

DHS also reported eleven new deaths since yesterday and 31 new hospitalizations.

Measuring the percentage of new cases returned in tests each day helps differentiate if increases in cases are due to greater spread or more testing, according to DHS.

Over the past seven days, an average of 3.6 percent of tests have returned with positive results.

DHS now has a county-level dashboard to assess the COVID-19 activity level in counties and Healthcare Emergency Readiness Coalition regions that measures what DHS calls the burden in each county. View the dashboard HERE.

Percentage of positive cases

Date	Percentage
June 27	5.9
June 26	5.7
June 25	4.1
June 24	4.3
June 23	2.2
June 22	3.8
June 21	4.6
June 20	3.8
June 19	2.5

The new deaths related to COVID-19 bring the total to 777.

Over 500,000 tests have come back negative and over 21,000 people have recovered, according to DHS.

Deaths, hospitalizations due to COVID-19

Date	New deaths	New hospitalizations	Total deaths	Total hosp.
June 27	11	31	777	3382
June 26	0	25	766	3351
June 25	9	27	766	3326
June 24	7	31	757	3299
June 23	5	37	750	3268
June 22	1	11	745	3231
June 21	0	17	744	3220
June 20	14	26	744	3203
June 19	11	17	730	3177

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services updates the statistics each day on its website around 2 p.m.

(Our entire coronavirus coverage is available here.)

The new strain of the coronavirus causes the disease COVID-19. Symptoms include cough, fever and shortness of breath. A full list of symptoms is available on the Centers for Disease Control website.

In severe cases, pneumonia can develop. Those most at risk include the elderly, people with heart or lung disease as well as anyone at greater risk of infection.

For most, the virus is mild, presenting similarly to a common cold or the flu.

Anyone who thinks they may have the disease should call ahead to a hospital or clinic before going in for a diagnosis. Doing so gives the staff time to take the proper precautions so the virus does not spread.

Those needing emergency medical services should continue to use 911.

(A timeline of the virus' spread in Wisconsin is available here.)

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