Wisconsin surpasses 350,000 all-time coronavirus cases

MADISON, Wis. — Eight days after surpassing 300,000 all-time cases, Wisconsin added another 50,000.
Combined data from state and county health dashboards showed an additional 5,440* cases of COVID-19 in the state, which makes Wisconsin’s total count of cases since the start of the pandemic 351,768*.
Forty* more people died, which is a total of 3,056 in the state.
208 more people were hospitalized between Friday and Saturday, the Department of Health Services said. A total of 4.5% of people in the state with COVID-19 have required hospitalizations.
DHS said 272,180 people, or 77.5%, in Wisconsin have recovered from COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
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*News 3 Now uses data from DHS and county dashboards to calculate daily cases and deaths. DHS posts new numbers daily at 2 p.m., and our newsroom continues to update our totals throughout the day with additional cases that individual counties report. By using a combination of state and county data, News 3 Now is dedicated to providing the most comprehensive and up-to-date COVID-19 coverage.
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