Wisconsin Passes 4,000 COVID-19 Cases, 200 Deaths
Statewide ventilator use drops
COVID-19. Credit: U.S. Army.
Wisconsin crossed two milestone numbers Friday with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Newly released figures from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) show the state has over 4,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 cases and 200 deaths.
DHS reported that 170 Wisconsin residents tested positive for the disease in the past 24 hours, boosting the state’s total to 4,045. But the number of people tested continues to be far below the state’s reported capacity. A total of 1,561 Wisconsin residents had tests processed over the past 24 hours, below the 7,578 tests DHS Secretary-designee Andrea Palm said Thursday labs across the state could process daily. Officials called for physicians to order more tests when COVID-19 is suspected during a media briefing yesterday.
The death toll from the virus continues to rise. DHS reported eight additional deaths confirmed to be from COVID-19 in its latest release, raising the state’s total to 205. State data says 120 of those deaths have occurred in Milwaukee County.
Milwaukee County continues to represent nearly half of the confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state with 2,013 confirmed cases.
A Wisconsin Hospital Association dashboard shows that 495 intensive care unit beds are available across the state. The dashboard has shown an average of 465 since first being launched on April 10th.
Ventilator use is at its lowest point since the dashboard launched, with 328 individuals across the state requiring a ventilator currently for COVID-19. The average reported usage has been 348 ventilators used per day.
DHS reports that 1,153 people with confirmed COVID-19 cases have required hospitalization in Wisconsin, a cumulative average of 29 percent.
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Wisconsin COVID-19 summary
| Status | Number (%) of People as of 4/17/2020 |
|---|---|
| Negative Test Results | 42,365 |
| Positive Test Results | 4,045 |
| Hospitalizations | 1,153 (29%) |
| Deaths | 205 |
Percent of COVID-19 cases by hospitalization status
| Hospitilization status | Number of confirmed cases as of 4/17/2020 | Percent of confirmed cases as of 4/17/2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Ever hospitalized | 1,153 | 29% |
| Never hospitalized | 2,113 | 52% |
| Unknown | 779 | 19% |
| Total | 4,045 | 100% |
Confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths by race
| Race | Number of cases as of 4/17/2020 | Percent of cases as of 4/17/2020 | Number of deaths as of 4/17/2020 | Percent of deaths as of 4/17/2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 34 | 1% | 2 | 1% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 108 | 3% | 5 | 2% |
| Black | 984 | 24% | 77 | 38% |
| White | 2,081 | 51% | 118 | 58% |
| Multiple or Other races | 132 | 3% | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 706 | 17% | 3 | 1% |
| Total | 4,045 | 100% | 205 | 100% |
Confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths by ethnicity
| Ethnicity | Number of cases as of 4/17/2020 | Percent of cases as of 4/17/2020 | Number of deaths as of 4/17/2020 | Percent of deaths as of 4/17/2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 556 | 14% | 11 | 5% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 2,697 | 67% | 190 | 93% |
| Unknown | 792 | 20% | 4 | 2% |
| Total | 4,045 | 100% | 205 | 100% |
Percent of COVID-19 cases and deaths by gender
| Gender | Confirmed Cases as of 4/17/2020 | Deaths as of 4/17/2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 54% | 41% |
| Male | 46% | 59% |
| Total Number | 4,045 | 205 |
Summary of COVID-19 cases by age group
| Age Group (Years) | Cases as of 4/17/2020 | Ever hospitalized as of 4/17/2020 | Any Intensive Care as of 4/17/2020 | Deaths as of 4/17/2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10-19 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20-29 | 464 | 35 | 4 | 0 |
| 30-39 | 585 | 76 | 17 | 4 |
| 40-49 | 655 | 122 | 30 | 6 |
| 50-59 | 794 | 208 | 55 | 20 |
| 60-69 | 695 | 259 | 89 | 41 |
| 70-79 | 435 | 252 | 68 | 61 |
| 80-89 | 254 | 156 | 35 | 47 |
| 90+ | 96 | 38 | 8 | 26 |
| Total | 4,045 | 1,153 | 306 | 205 |
Results by county
| Wisconsin County | Positive as of 4/17/2020 | Negative as of 4/17/2020 | Deaths as of 4/17/2020 | Rate (positive cases per 100,000 people) as of 4/17/2020 | Case fatality percentage (percent of cases who died) as of 4/17/2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 4 | 102 | 1 | 19.9 | 25% |
| Ashland | 2 | 69 | 0 | 12.7 | 0% |
| Barron | 6 | 532 | 0 | 13.3 | 0% |
| Bayfield | 3 | 99 | 0 | 20.0 | 0% |
| Brown | 180 | 1,093 | 1 | 69.3 | 1% |
| Buffalo | 4 | 123 | 1 | 30.4 | 25% |
| Burnett | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0.0 | 0% |
| Calumet | 5 | 222 | 0 | 10.0 | 0% |
| Chippewa | 20 | 667 | 0 | 31.4 | 0% |
| Clark | 12 | 120 | 0 | 34.8 | 0% |
| Columbia | 27 | 528 | 1 | 47.4 | 4% |
| Crawford | 3 | 143 | 0 | 18.4 | 0% |
| Dane | 351 | 6,384 | 16 | 66.2 | 5% |
| Dodge | 20 | 589 | 1 | 22.8 | 5% |
| Door | 9 | 103 | 1 | 32.8 | 11% |
| Douglas | 7 | 358 | 0 | 16.1 | 0% |
| Dunn | 9 | 653 | 0 | 20.2 | 0% |
| Eau Claire | 22 | 1,331 | 0 | 21.4 | 0% |
| Florence | 2 | 9 | 0 | 46.1 | 0% |
| Fond du Lac | 61 | 990 | 3 | 59.6 | 5% |
| Forest | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 0% |
| Grant | 13 | 321 | 1 | 25.1 | 8% |
| Green | 9 | 221 | 0 | 24.4 | 0% |
| Green Lake | 1 | 116 | 0 | 5.3 | 0% |
| Iowa | 6 | 169 | 0 | 25.4 | 0% |
| Iron | 2 | 24 | 1 | 35.0 | 50% |
| Jackson | 11 | 144 | 1 | 53.6 | 9% |
| Jefferson | 27 | 550 | 0 | 31.9 | 0% |
| Juneau | 7 | 229 | 1 | 26.5 | 14% |
| Kenosha | 218 | 1,341 | 5 | 129.5 | 2% |
| Kewaunee | 8 | 74 | 1 | 39.3 | 13% |
| La Crosse | 25 | 1,392 | 0 | 21.2 | 0% |
| Lafayette | 3 | 63 | 0 | 17.9 | 0% |
| Langlade | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0.0 | 0% |
| Lincoln | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0.0 | 0% |
| Manitowoc | 5 | 199 | 0 | 6.3 | 0% |
| Marathon | 16 | 459 | 1 | 11.8 | 6% |
| Marinette | 4 | 175 | 1 | 9.9 | 25% |
| Marquette | 3 | 112 | 0 | 19.7 | 0% |
| Menominee | 1 | 12 | 0 | 21.8 | 0% |
| Milwaukee | 2,013 | 8,601 | 120 | 211.0 | 6% |
| Monroe | 13 | 483 | 0 | 28.6 | 0% |
| Oconto | 4 | 180 | 0 | 10.7 | 0% |
| Oneida | 6 | 209 | 0 | 17.0 | 0% |
| Outagamie | 31 | 774 | 2 | 16.8 | 6% |
| Ozaukee | 78 | 634 | 9 | 88.4 | 12% |
| Pepin | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0.0 | 0% |
| Pierce | 7 | 292 | 0 | 16.8 | 0% |
| Polk | 4 | 164 | 0 | 9.2 | 0% |
| Portage | 4 | 216 | 0 | 5.7 | 0% |
| Price | 1 | 48 | 0 | 7.4 | 0% |
| Racine | 157 | 1,212 | 8 | 80.3 | 5% |
| Richland | 8 | 172 | 1 | 45.6 | 13% |
| Rock | 63 | 1,125 | 4 | 38.9 | 6% |
| Rusk | 3 | 82 | 0 | 21.2 | 0% |
| Sauk | 31 | 485 | 3 | 48.7 | 10% |
| Sawyer | 2 | 179 | 0 | 12.2 | 0% |
| Shawano | 6 | 211 | 0 | 14.6 | 0% |
| Sheboygan | 38 | 600 | 2 | 33.0 | 5% |
| St. Croix | 11 | 293 | 0 | 12.5 | 0% |
| Taylor | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0.0 | 0% |
| Trempealeau | 1 | 329 | 0 | 3.4 | 0% |
| Vernon | 0 | 253 | 0 | 0.0 | 0% |
| Vilas | 4 | 87 | 0 | 18.5 | 0% |
| Walworth | 75 | 453 | 3 | 72.8 | 4% |
| Washburn | 1 | 112 | 0 | 6.4 | 0% |
| Washington | 81 | 1,184 | 3 | 60.2 | 4% |
| Waukesha | 255 | 2,434 | 11 | 63.9 | 4% |
| Waupaca | 4 | 245 | 1 | 7.8 | 25% |
| Waushara | 2 | 91 | 0 | 8.3 | 0% |
| Winnebago | 34 | 762 | 1 | 20.0 | 3% |
| Wood | 2 | 301 | 0 | 2.7 | 0% |
| Total | 4,045 | 42,365 | 205 | 70.0 | 5% |
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