Over 14,000 Tests In WI Tuesday, 5.3% Positive Is Encouraging

A slight increase in COVID-19 cases in Fond du Lac County were reported on Tuesday. 8 new cases bring the county total to 509, with 56 active cases and 447 recovered. 4 people remain hospitalized as a result of the coronavirus. Statewide, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases have exceeded 50-thousand. DHS reported 762 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, out of 14,424 test results. That’s a rate of  5.3 percent, which is an encouraging trend. Seventy-three new hospitalizations bring the number of patients being treated for COVID-19 to 246, with 86 people in intensive care.