Wisconsin Reports 364 New Coronavirus Cases; 7 More Deaths

ACROSS WISCONSIN — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services on Saturday reported an additional 346 positive cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. The new cases bring the number of confirmed illnesses to 7,660.

The number of deaths from the new coronavirus also climbed by 7, bringing the total fatalities to 334.

Saturday's numbers follow a record-breaking day in Wisconsin. On Friday, the confirmed case count surpassed any 24-hour total recorded since the onset of the coronavirus. Some of the spike in cases can be attributed to an increase in testing capacity, state officials indicated.

The most impacted Wisconsin counties include:

• Milwaukee County: 3,147 cases, 191 deaths
• Brown County: 1,272 cases, 6 deaths
• Kenosha County: 521 cases, 13 deaths
• Dane County: 433 cases, 22 deaths
• Racine County: 408 cases, 13 deaths
• Waukesha County: 356 cases, 20 deaths
• Rock County: 243 cases, 7 deaths
• Walworth County: 183 cases, 8 deaths

Wisconsin Coronavirus Cases: By The Numbers

The following data was provided by the Wisconsin Hospital Association via their COVID-19 Situational Awareness Dashboard. All results are current as of 2 p.m. May 2.

Hospital Admissions

352 total COVID-19 patients
231 patients with pending tests
119 intensive care unit patients

Bed Count

Intensive Care Unit

• 1,433 total
• 418 available

Intermediate Care

• 842 total
• 237 available

Medical/Surgical

• 7,259 total
• 2,016 available

Negative Flow Isolation Beds

• 1,977 total
• 1,201 available

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