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MADISON, Wis. - The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin rose by 3,474 Friday, Jan. 8, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported, for a total of 502,012.
There have been 5,119 deaths in the state, with 40 new deaths reported Friday by DHS officials.
Of the positive cases, 22,206 have required hospitalization (4.4%), while 467,069 have recovered (93.1%), making for 29,688 active cases (5.9%).
More than 2.3 million have tested negative.
More than 2.8 million have been tested.
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Symptoms: Reported illnesses have ranged from mild symptoms to severe illness and death for confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. These symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure (based on the incubation period of MERS-CoV viruses).
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