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By Superior Telegram and Jen Zettel-Vandenhouten

October 08, 2020 at 3:29 PM

Eight counties reported new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, Oct. 8, according to DHS .

The new cases were reported as follows: 21 in Douglas County; eight in Rusk County; 7 in Price County; 5 each in Ashland, Burnett, Sawyer and Taylor counties; and one in Iron County.

They were among a one-day record 3,132 new cases in the state reported Thursday, pushing the total to 141,830. The 7-day percentage for positive tests was 17.1%.

Nine additional people died from the virus, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 1,424. Overall, 1% of people who contracted the virus in Wisconsin have died, DHS data shows.

The number of negative tests in the state was 1,506,828, an increase of 13,524 from the day before.

An additional 110 people were hospitalized because of the virus Thursday. There are currently a record 907 Wisconsinites hospitalized because of the virus. Overall, about 6% of Wisconsinites who contracted the virus have been hospitalized.

Thursday's report showed that 80% of people who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered. That means about 19%, or 26,774 cases, are active in the state.

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

Ashland County

Active cases: 95
Deaths: 2
Total cases: 173
Total negative tests: 3,293

Bayfield County

Active cases: 27
Deaths: 1
Total cases: 131
Total negative tests: 3,308

Burnett County

Active cases: 73
Deaths: 4
Total cases: 238
Total negative tests: 3,044

Douglas County

Active cases: 127
Deaths: 0
Total cases: 587
Total negative tests: 8,702

Iron County

Active cases: 7
Deaths: 1
Total cases: 150
Total negative tests: 1,569

Price County

Active cases: 100
Deaths: 0
Total cases: 207
Total negative tests: 3,001

Rusk County

Active cases: 33
Deaths: 1
Total cases: 86
Total negative tests: 2,401

Sawyer County

Active cases: 44
Deaths: 1
Total cases: 268
Total negative tests: 4,820

Taylor County

Active cases: 61
Deaths: 4
Total cases: 259
Total negative tests: 3,153

Washburn County

Active cases: 21
Deaths: 2
Total cases: 144
Total negative tests: 3,158

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

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