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By Superior Telegram and Jen Zettel-Vandenhouten

August 14, 2020 at 1:38 PM

Seven counties reported new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, Aug. 14, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services .

Sawyer County reported six new cases, while Douglas County added five, DHS said. Taylor County recorded four additional cases; Burnett County reported three new cases; Bayfield and Iron counties each added two new cases; and Ashland County reported one new case.

DHS reduced Washburn County's total by one case Friday. Officials have said they will fix errors in the data as they find them.

Statewide there were a total of 64,227 positive cases of the coronavirus Friday, DHS said, an increase of 1,021 from the day before. Of the tests reported, 9.8% were positive. The 7-day average for positive tests was 7.3%.

Seven additional deaths were reported, putting the overall number of deaths in the state at 1,025, DHS said. Overall, 2% of cases have resulted in death, according to DHS data.

The number of negative tests in the state was 1,044,613, an increase of 9,418 from the day before.

An additional 65 people were hospitalized because of the virus Friday, DHS reported. There are currently 354 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.

Friday's report showed that 84% of people who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered. That means about 14%, or 9,003 cases, are active in the state.

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

Ashland County

Active cases: 8
Deaths: 1
Total cases reported since pandemic began: 30
Total negative tests: 1,815

Bayfield County

Active cases: 6
Deaths: 1
Total cases reported since pandemic began: 32
Total negative tests: 2,044

Burnett County

Active cases: 12
Deaths: 1
Total cases reported since pandemic began: 28
Total negative tests: 1,774

Douglas County

Active cases: 56
Deaths: 0
Total cases reported since pandemic began: 212
Total negative tests: 5,223

Iron County

Active cases: 27
Deaths: 1
Total cases reported since pandemic began: 78
Total negative tests: 1,237

Price County

Active cases: 5
Deaths: 0
Total cases reported since pandemic began: 32
Total negative tests: 1,941

Rusk County

Active cases: 5
Deaths: 1
Total cases reported since pandemic began: 21
Total negative tests: 1,434

Sawyer County

Active cases: 34
Deaths: 0
Total cases reported since pandemic began: 92
Total negative tests: 2,877

Taylor County

Active cases: 31
Deaths: 1
Total cases reported since pandemic began: 77
Total negative tests: 2,021

Washburn County

Active cases: 28
Deaths: 0
Total cases reported since pandemic began: 48
Total negative tests: 2,143

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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