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Gov. Evers wears face mask during coronavirus briefing

Posted at 1:37 PM, Jul 07, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-07 15:22:11-04

Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin health officials provide another update on coronavirus in the state.

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This update comes as new data on the virus is released. New data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services show the total number of deaths is now 805, an increase of nine. This was the first time in about three days since the state had reported any deaths related to coronavirus.

The percent rate of coronavirus tests that come back positive dropped significantly on Tuesday to 3.9%. The past three days had seen the percentage rate between 9 and 10 percent. The number of reported tests was high compared to the last few days, with 12,099 tests returning a negative result.