MILWAUKEE - The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin rose by 1,266 Friday, Feb. 5, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) reported, for a total of 548,221.
There have been 6,020 deaths in the state, with 28 new deaths reported by state health officials Friday.
Of the positive cases, 24,734 have required hospitalization (4.5%), while 526,004 have recovered (96%), making for 16,038 active cases (2.9%).
As for the COVID-19 vaccine, DHS officials reported as of Friday, Feb. 5 that 659,025 doses have been administered. To date, 986,275 doses have been allocated to Wisconsin.
The DHS reported that, as of Friday, 143,610 Wisconsin residents have completed the two-shot COVID-19 vaccination series.
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