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By Superior Telegram and Jen Zettel-Vandenhouten

August 13, 2020 at 1:13 PM

Six counties reported new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services .

Douglas County had nine additional cases, followed by Sawyer County with four, DHS said. Ashland, Burnett and Washburn counties each recorded two additional cases, while Bayfield County added one new case. DHS reduced the total cases in Price County by one. Officials have said they will update errors in the data as they find them.

Statewide there were a total of 63,206 positive cases of the coronavirus Thursday, DHS said, an increase of 943 from the day before. Of the tests reported, 7.6% were positive. The 7-day average for positive tests was 6.9%.

Seven additional deaths were reported, putting the overall number of deaths in the state at 1,018, DHS said. Overall, 2% of cases have resulted in death, according to DHS data.

The number of negative tests in the state was 1,035,195, an increase of 11,472 from the day before.

An additional 45 people were hospitalized because of the virus Thursday, DHS reported. There are currently 364 Wisconsinites hospitalized because of the virus. Overall, 8.2% of Wisconsinites who contracted the virus have been hospitalized. DHS has said it doesn't know the hospitalization history for 34% of people who tested positive.

Thursday's report showed that 84% of people who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered. That means about 14%, or 8,931 cases, are active in the state.

Here's a breakdown of the situation in the 10-county region:

Ashland County

Active cases: 9
Deaths: 1
Total cases reported since pandemic began: 29
Total negative tests: 1,811

Bayfield County

Active cases: 5
Deaths: 1
Total cases reported since pandemic began: 30
Total negative tests: 2,029

Burnett County

Active cases: 11
Deaths: 1
Total cases reported since pandemic began: 25
Total negative tests: 1,754

Douglas County

Active cases: 54
Deaths: 0
Total cases reported since pandemic began: 207
Total negative tests: 5,059

Iron County

Active cases: 26
Deaths: 1
Total cases reported since pandemic began: 76
Total negative tests: 1,234

Price County

Active cases: 9
Deaths: 0
Total cases reported since pandemic began: 32
Total negative tests: 1,928

Rusk County

Active cases: 6
Deaths: 1
Total cases reported since pandemic began: 21
Total negative tests: 1,424

Sawyer County

Active cases: 33
Deaths: 0
Total cases reported since pandemic began: 86
Total negative tests: 2,876

Taylor County

Active cases: 28
Deaths: 1
Total cases reported since pandemic began: 73
Total negative tests: 2,001

Washburn County

Active cases: 30
Deaths: 0
Total cases reported since pandemic began: 49
Total negative tests: 2,126

All of Wisconsin's 72 counties have confirmed cases of the illness.
Visit the Douglas County COVID-19 dashboard or Wisconsin Department of Health Services COVID-19 page for updates.

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