12 more dead as health officials confirm nearly 1,200 more coronavirus cases - Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3

— Twelve more Wisconsinites have died from coronavirus complications bringing the state’s death toll to 1,211, according to state and county health officials.

Health officials confirmed an additional 1,177 cases Saturday bringing Wisconsin’s lifetime total number of cases to 87,654*.

On Thursday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and county health officials confirmed a record-breaking 1,546 cases in a single day.

That same day, Dane County shattered its previous single day record when Public Health Madison & Dane County officials confirmed 456 new cases, many of which have been tied to University of Wisconsin-Madison students and staff.

People ages 20-29 make up a quarter of all confirmed cases in Wisconsin, according to DHS data.

*News 3 Now uses data from DHS and county dashboards to calculate daily cases and deaths.