WEDNESDAY 1/20/2021 1:58 p.m.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has reported 525,924 total positive coronavirus test results in the state and 5,562 total COVID-19 deaths.
Of Wisconsin’s total COVID-19 cases, 23,904 (4.5%) are active, according to DHS, compared to 24,700 (4.7%) yesterday.
A total of 2,976,446 Wisconsinites have been tested for COVID-19. Of the 6,645 test results available today, 22.90% were positive. DHS says 2,450,522 negative COVID-19 tests have been reported in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin’s hospitals are reporting, a total of 865 patients hospitalized for COVID-19. Of those, 203 are in an ICU. A total of 1,838 hospital beds, or 17% of the state’s total beds, are immediately available to patients.
There are currently zero patients in the alternative care facility at Wisconsin’s State Fair Park, staying the same from zero patients yesterday. Since Jan. 15, the alternative care facility has seen 170 total patients.
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Today’s Total | Yesterday’s | |
Total positive cases | 525,924 | 524,402 (+1,522) |
Active cases | 23,904 (4.5%) | 24,700 (4.7%) |
Recovered cases | 496,297 (94.4%) | 494,029 (94.2%) |
Negative tests | 2,450,522 | 2,445,399 (+5,123) |
Patients at alternate care facility | 0 | 0 (-0) |
Patients hospitalized | 865 | 875 (-10) |
COVID-19 patients in ICU | 203 | 209 (-6) |
Hospital beds available | 1,838 (17%) | 2,087 (-249) |
Ever hospitalized | 23,363 (4.4%) | 23,244 (+119) |
COVID-19 deaths | 5,562 (1.1%) | 5,512 (+50) |
As of Jan. 19, a total of 779,800 vaccines have been allocated to Wisconsin and 473,300 vaccines have been ordered, with 100,100 in transit. DHS reports, 248,185 vaccines have been administered in Wisconsin.

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As of Wednesday, Jan. 20, DHS reports all of Wisconsin’s 72 counties are experiencing at least a high COVID-19 case activity level.
There are no Northeast Wisconsin counties that are experiencing critically high disease activity levels.
Of the Northeast Wisconsin counties experiencing very high case activity levels, none are reporting growing disease activity levels.
Door, Kewaunee, Marinette, Menominee, Shawano, and Waupaca are the Northeast Wisconsin counties that are experiencing no significant change in very high disease activity.
The Northeast Wisconsin counties that are shrinking in very high activity levels are Brown, Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Oconto, Outagamie, and Winnebago.
Of the Northeast Wisconsin counties that are experiencing high coronavirus activity levels, none are reporting a growing trajectory.
Green Lake and Waushara counties are reporting no significant change in high case activity levels.
The activity level is determined by combining the case burden and trajectory indicators.