MADISON, Wis. - The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin rose by 318 Wednesday, March 17, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported, for a total of 570,730.
There have been 6,554 deaths in the state, with 15 new deaths reported by state health officials Wednesday.
Of the positive cases, 26,942 have required hospitalization (4.7%) while 557,706 have recovered (97.7%), making for 6,311 active cases (1.1%).
More than 2.6 million have tested negative. More than 3.2 million have been tested.
As for the COVID-19 vaccine, DHS officials reported as of Wednesday, March 17 that 2,089,819 doses have been administered. To date, 2,406,245 doses have been allocated to Wisconsin.
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