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By Superior Telegram

April 09, 2021 at 3:18 PM

An additional 40 Northwestern Wisconsin residents have tested positive for COVID-19 , the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported on Friday, April 9.

There were 16 new cases in Douglas County, seven in Taylor County, five in Washburn County, three cases each in Ashland, Burnett and Sawyer County, two new cases in Rusk County and one case in Bayfield County.

Statewide, an additional 1,092 cases were reported Friday, DHS said, bringing the total to 583,935.

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An additional five deaths were reported statewide Friday, bringing the total to 6,672, 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 rose slightly. On Friday, the figure was 764. The seven-day average of positive cases measures the average number of new cases per day over the previous week. An overall increase in the seven-day average of positive cases indicates the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in the state is also going up, according to DHS.

The number of negative tests in the state was 2,765,579, an increase of 4,422.

An additional 88 people have been hospitalized because of the virus since Thursday, bringing the total to 28,059. Overall, 4.8% of Wisconsinites who contracted the virus have been hospitalized. Across the state, 286 people are currently hospitalized because of COVID-19 , and the total number of people receiving treatment in intensive care units is 80. DHS reported that 84% of the state's available hospital beds are occupied.

DHS's report also showed that 97% of the people who have tested positive for the virus have recovered. That means 1%, or 6,672 cases, are currently active.

DHS also reports that 3,380,401 doses of vaccine have been administered by Friday with 2,089,526 Wisconsin residents, 35.9% of the population, receiving at least one dose of vaccine, and 1,330,471 people completing the vaccine series.

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

Ashland County

Active cases: 23
Deaths: 16
Probable deaths: 0
Total cases: 1,216
Total negative tests: 7,173
Vaccinations: 6,679

Bayfield County

Active cases: 26
Deaths: 19
Probable deaths: 0
Total cases: 1,115
Total negative tests: 6,984
Vaccinations: 7,568

Burnett County

Active cases: 28
Deaths: 21
Probable deaths: 1
Total cases: 1,259
Total negative tests: 6,127
Vaccinations: 5,278

Douglas County

Active cases: 110
Deaths: 30
Probable deaths: 17
Total cases: 3,817
Total negative tests: 19,394
Vaccinations: 15,640

Iron County

Active cases: 2
Deaths: 21
Probable deaths: 19
Total cases: 570
Total negative tests: 2,617
Vaccinations: 2,371

Price County

Active cases: 12
Deaths: 7
Probable deaths: 0
Total cases: 1,188
Total negative tests: 5,650
Vaccinations: 4,729

Rusk County

Active cases: 14
Deaths: 16
Probable deaths: 1
Total cases: 1,275
Total negative tests: 5,123
Vaccinations: 3,384

Sawyer County

Active cases: 18
Deaths: 23
Probable deaths: 1
Total cases: 1,583
Total negative tests: 8,426
Vaccinations: 6,104

Taylor County

Active cases: 23
Deaths: 24
Probable deaths: 8
Total cases: 1,838
Total negative tests: 5,987
Vaccinations: 4,145

Washburn County

Active cases: 20
Deaths: 18
Probable deaths: 2
Total cases: 1,375
Total negative tests: 6,612
Vaccinations: 6,662

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

40 people test positive for COVID-19 in Northwestern Wisconsin

16 new cases were reported in Douglas County.