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By Superior Telegram and Jen Zettel-Vandenhouten

February 03, 2021 at 5:12 PM

An additional 39 Northwestern Wisconsin residents tested positive for COVID-19 , the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported Wednesday, Feb. 3.

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

Statewide, 1,177 new cases were reported Wednesday, bringing the total to 545,437.

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The seven-day average of positive COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin continues to reach lows not seen since September. On Wednesday, the figure was 1,270. 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.

The number of negative tests in the state was 2,517,446, an increase of 4,689 from the previous day.

An additional 14 people died from COVID-19, DHS said, bringing the total in the state to 5,951. Overall, 1% of people who have contracted the virus have died.

An additional 94 people were hospitalized because of the virus Wednesday. Across the state, 639 people are currently hospitalized because of COVID-19 , and the total number of people receiving treatment in intensive care units is 173. DHS reported that 80% of the state's available hospital beds are occupied. Overall, 4.5% of Wisconsinites who contracted the virus have been hospitalized.

Wednesday's report also showed that 96% of the people who have tested positive for the virus have recovered. That means 3%, or 16,966 cases, are currently active.

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

Ashland County

Active cases: 46
Deaths: 16
Probable deaths: 0
Total cases: 1,149
Total negative tests: 6,509

Bayfield County

Active cases: 45
Deaths: 18
Probable deaths: 0
Total cases: 1,042
Total negative tests: 6,375

Burnett County

Active cases: 28
Deaths: 23
Probable deaths: 0
Total cases: 1,113
Total negative tests: 5,681

Douglas County

Active cases: 143
Deaths: 18
Probable deaths: 14
Total cases: 3,603
Total negative tests: 17,431

Iron County

Active cases: 24
Deaths: 19
Probable deaths: 18
Total cases: 476
Total negative tests: 2,384

Price County

Active cases: 24
Deaths: 7
Probable deaths: 0
Total cases: 1,114
Total negative tests: 5,158

Rusk County

Active cases: 28
Deaths: 15
Probable deaths: 1
Total cases: 1,234
Total negative tests: 4,630

Sawyer County

Active cases: 34
Deaths: 17
Probable deaths: 0
Total cases: 1,425
Total negative tests: 7,736

Taylor County

Active cases: 37
Deaths: 20
Probable deaths: 9
Total cases: 1,759
Total negative tests: 5,484

Washburn County

Active cases: 33
Deaths: 18
Probable deaths: 2
Total cases: 1,240
Total negative tests: 6,010

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

39 more people test positive for COVID-19 in Northwestern Wisconsin on Feb. 3

Price County reported nine cases.