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Infected COVID-19 Patients Top 100 In Wisconsin

CDC

Wisconsin now has 106 patients testing positive for COVID-19, based on new numbers released Wednesday afternoon.

Nearly 1,600 people have been tested, meaning the rate of positives is about six percent.

Milwaukee County has the most cases, at 47.

State health workers have found evidence of community spread in Milwaukee, Kenosha, and Dane counties.

The closest positive test to the Northwoods was in Wood County.

Ben worked as the Special Topics Correspondent at WXPR from September 2019 until November 2021. He then contributed with periodic stories until 2024. During his full-time employment, his main focus was reporting on environment and natural resources issues in northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula as part of The Stream, a weekly series.
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