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No new deaths reported by Wis. DHS Sunday

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UPDATE: Appleton Health Department reports city's third coronavirus-related death. This report comes Sunday evening after the state's numbers were released.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported no new deaths Sunday from coronavirus. There were 356 new cases bringing the state total to 12,543.

The number of new cases is a decrease from Saturday's record number of more than 500 reported cases in one day. According to the department, about 6 percent of tests are coming back positive. That's down about 2 percent from Saturday.

StatusNumber (%) of People as of 5/17/2020
Negative Test Results139,674
Positive Test Results12,543
Hospitalizations2,038 (16%)
Deaths453