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FDL County Approaching 31,000 Negative COVID-19 Tests
The voting is over…but that hasn’t slowed down the COVID-19 numbers in Fond du Lac County, or the state. 2 more deaths were reported on Thursday, bringing the county total to 26. Over 200 negative tests were also processed, pushing the county closer to 31,000. There were close to 100 positive confirmed cases of COVID on Thursday, with Fond du Lac County inching closer to 6,000 confirmed since the start of the pandemic.
Wisconsin almost hit a record number of positive cases for the third day in a row. 5,922 new cases were confirmed on Thursday, with over 15,000 tests processed, giving the state a daily positivity rate of just over 38%. 2.1 million residents have now been tested, with almost 1.9 million coming back negative. A total of 1,747 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19, with 360 in ICU.