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DHS reports 522 new cases; nearly 80% of coronavirus patients recovered

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Posted at 2:19 PM, Jul 05, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-05 15:29:54-04

(NBC 26) — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported 522 more cases of coronavirus Sunday, bringing the state's total to 31,577.

About 10 percent of tests coming in are positive, a little less than Saturday's percentage near 11 percent. State officials reported no new deaths; the number remains at 796. That's about 2.5 percent of the total confirmed cases in the state.

To date, about 79 percent of people have recovered from the virus; and just over 11 percent of people are hospitalized.

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