Coronavirus testing exceeds 16,000; Wisconsin nears 20,000 cases - WBAY

(WBAY) - (Update: Corrects Milwaukee County's confirmed cases).

Fewer than 3% of the tests (2.94%) came back positive, but in terms of numbers that was 483 new patients confirmed in a day, bringing the state's total to 19,400 known cases.

Nine more deaths were reported, including six people in Milwaukee County and one person each in Dodge, Ozaukee and Waukesha counties.

That brings the total number of patients hospitalized at some time in their treatment to 2,700, or 14% of known cases.

Counties with new cases and/or deaths are in bold.

Bayfield - 3 cases (1 death).

Buffalo - 6 cases (1 death)

Burnett - 1 cases (1 death)

Calumet - 79 cases (+1) (1 death)

Columbia - 44 cases (1 death)

Dodge - 226 cases (2 death)

Iron - 2 cases (1 death)

Jackson - 19 cases (+2) (1 death)

Juneau – 22 cases (1 death)

Kewaunee - 36 cases (+1) (1 death)

Manitowoc - 38 cases (+2) (1 death)

Marquette - 6 cases (+2) (1 death)

Menominee - 3 cases

Monroe - 18 cases (1 death)

Ozaukee - 170 cases (+5) (13 deaths) (+1)

Polk - 24 cases (+2) (1 death)

Waukesha - 744 cases (+22) (31 deaths) (+1)

Wood - 10 cases (1 death)

Marquette - 56 cases (11 deaths)

Menominee - 8 cases