Negative COVID-19 Tests Climb Over 11,000 In FDL County

Nine additional cases of COVID-19 were reported on Friday in Fond du Lac County, bringing the county total to 376 confirmed cases. The 87 negative tests that were processed, now gives Fond du Lac County a total of 11,027. There are 52 active cases, 318 Recovered cases, and now 4 hospitalized as a result of the coronavirus.  Just a day after hitting an all time high in the number of COVID-19 cases detected, Wisconsin hit another high on Friday. The Department of Health Services says 845 people have tested positive for COVID-19, that’s up from Thursday’s previous record high of 754 positive tests. Almost 13,000 tests were processed on Friday. 40 more people have been hospitalized, and 5 people died of the disease. D H S is calling on all Wisconsinites to protect themselves and each other this weekend by wearing masks and staying socially distanced.