Wisconsin DHS: 1,353 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths confirmed
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MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) on Saturday, Sept. 12 confirmed 1,353 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 additional deaths.
There have now been 87,603 total cases confirmed in Wisconsin and 1,209 deaths related to the virus.
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Among those who have tested positive for COVID-19, 6,309 (7.2%) have required hospitalization. More than 76,000 people have recovered (87.8%) and more than 9,000 cases (10.8%) remain active.
In total, more than 1.3 million people have been tested for COVID-19, of which more than 1.2 million have tested negative, according to the DHS.
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