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Wisconsin sets new single day record for positive COVID-19 tests

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Posted at 2:15 PM, Oct 01, 2020
and last updated 2020-10-01 15:17:40-04

MADISON, Wis. -- Nearly 3,000 new positive COVID-19 tests were reported by the state Thursday, setting a new single-day record for positive coronavirus cases in Wisconsin.

2,887 positive COVID-19 cases were reported Thursday, according to Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm. That's a substantial increase over the previous single-day record, which was set at 2,533 on September 18.

21 deaths were reported Thursday, Palm said. While that number is high, it is not a record. 27 deaths were reported on Wednesday.

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