An additional 16 Northwestern Wisconsin residents tested positive for COVID-19 , the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported Wednesday, Feb 24.

They were reported as follows: seven in Douglas County; four in Taylor County; three in Burnett County; one in each Rusk and Sawyer counties. No new cases were reported in Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Price and Washburn counties.

Statewide, an additional 747 cases were reported Wednesday, DHS said, bringing the total to 561,311.

Douglas and Taylor counties each reported the deaths of one resident Wednesday, according to DHS. Their deaths bring the totals in each county to 26 and 21, respectively.

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An additional 25 deaths reported statewide Wednesday, bringing the total to 6,342, DHS said. Overall, 1.1% of people who have contracted the virus have died.

The seven-day average of positive COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin ticked up slightly. On Wednesday, the figure was 617. The seven-day average of positive cases measures the average number of new cases per day over the previous week. An overall decrease in the seven-day average of positive cases indicates the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in the state is also going down, according to DHS. It has been going down steadily since early January.

The number of negative tests in the state was 2,603,118, an increase of 4,517 on Wednesday.

An additional 55 people have been hospitalized because of the virus since Tuesday. Across the state, 347 people are currently hospitalized because of COVID-19 , and the total number of people receiving treatment in intensive care units is 92. DHS reported that 80% of the state's available hospital beds are occupied. Overall, 4.6% of Wisconsinites who contracted the virus have been hospitalized.

Wednesday's report also showed that 97.4% of the people who have tested positive for the virus have recovered. That means 1.5%, or 8,402 cases, are currently active.

Here's the breakdown in the 10-county region:

Ashland County

• Active cases: 21
• Deaths: 16
• Probable deaths: 0
• Total cases: 1,172
• Total negative tests: 6,720
• Vaccinations: 3,356

Bayfield County

• Active cases: 7
• Deaths: 19
• Probable deaths: 0
• Total cases: 1,063
• Total negative tests: 6,607
• Vaccinations: 3,157

Burnett County

• Active cases: 29
• Deaths: 23
• Probable deaths: 0
• Total cases: 1,191
• Total negative tests: 5,927
• Vaccinations: 2,005

Douglas County

• Active cases: 53
• Deaths: 26
• Probable deaths: 14
• Total cases: 3,661
• Total negative tests: 18,086
• Vaccinations: 6,452

Iron County

• Active cases: 19
• Deaths: 20
• Probable deaths: 19
• Total cases: 537
• Total negative tests: 2,468
• Vaccinations: 1,116

Price County

• Active cases: 15
• Deaths: 7
• Probable deaths: 0
• Total cases: 1,151
• Total negative tests: 5,332
• Vaccinations: 2,184

Rusk County

• Active cases: 13
• Deaths: 16
• Probable deaths: 1
• Total cases: 1,247
• Total negative tests: 4,792
• Vaccinations: 1,335

Sawyer County

• Active cases: 20
• Deaths: 21
• Probable deaths: 0
• Total cases: 1,501
• Total negative tests: 8,036
• Vaccinations: 2,583

Taylor County

• Active cases: 31
• Deaths: 21
• Probable deaths: 9
• Total cases: 1,797
• Total negative tests: 5,657
• Vaccinations: 1,723

Washburn County

• Active cases: 13
• Deaths: 18
• Probable deaths: 2
• Total cases: 1,287
• Total negative tests: 6,263
• Vaccinations: 2,787

Visit the Douglas County COVID-19 dashboard or Wisconsin Department of Health Services COVID-19 page for updates.