MADISON, Wis. - The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin rose by 4,870 Thursday, Oct. 29, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported, for a total of 214,996.
There have been 1,948 deaths in the state, with 51 new deaths reported Thursday by DHS officials.
Of the positive cases, 11,003 have required hospitalization (5.1%), while 164,726 have recovered (78.4%), making for 43,468 active cases (20.7%).
More than 1.8 million have tested negative.
More than 2 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).