Wisconsin COVID-19 cases rise to 989
Nearly 150 new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus were reported Saturday in Wisconsin as the total number of cases in the state approaches 1,000.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported 989 people have tested positive for the respiratory disease. COVID-19 deaths in the state remained at 13. The state reported 842 cases on Friday.
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus in Dane County rose from 158 on Friday to 164 on Saturday morning, according to Public Health of Madison and Dane County. Young adults have accounted for most of the confirmed cases, as 90 people between the ages of 20 and 44 have tested positive countywide. A total of 3,316 tests have been administered.
The county is still reporting one death from COVID-19, the highly transmissible respiratory disease that has upended life in the U.S. and much of the world.
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