Wednesday COVID-19 numbers: 8 deaths with positive test rate above 11%

Wisconsin had 8 more deaths due to COVID-19, and a positive test rate above 11 percent on Wednesday. The Department of Health Services reported 1,408 — or 11.5 percent – of 12,196 new test results came back positive. The seven-day average of daily reported positive cases rose to 1,340, up from 886 a week ago. […]