WI Passes Another COVID Milestone

The total number of reported cases of the coronavirus has exceeded 800-thousand.

The Department of Health Services says that 802-thousand, one hundred seventeen cases of COVID-19 have been detected since the start of the global pandemic.

The state crossed the 700-thousand case mark on September 19, meaning it took only five weeks to accumulate another 100,000 cases. DHS confirmed 2,801 new cases on Thursday, with a rising seven-day rolling average of 1,996 new cases.