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COVID-19 hospitalizations at their lowest level in Wisconsin

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Hospitalizations due to the COVID-19 virus hit their lowest recorded levels in Wisconsin this week before inching back up n Tuesday.

The Wisconsin Hospital Association said that as of Monday, there were 186 people reported as hospitalized statewide due to the virus. The previous low was 192 people on April 2, the first day that the dashboard tracking hospitalizations reported data. The high was 2,277 patients on Nov. 17, 2020.

The number of patients inched back up to 194 on Tuesday, which is still 91% lower than at the peak.

As of Tuesday, 47.9% of the state’s population had received at least one dose of the vaccine and 42.0% were fully vaccinated, according to the state Department of Health Services. La Crosse County numbers were better than that, at 48.3% fully inoculated and 54.2% having gotten the first vaccine shot.

The good news comes as mask mandates ended Tuesday in Milwaukee and in state buildings, including the Capitol. The mask order for Dane County, including the city of Madison, was expiring on Wednesday.

Widespread vaccinations and a reduced number of new cases led to the decision by leaders in Milwaukee and Madison to end mask mandates there.

As of Tuesday, 7,094 people had died in Wisconsin since the pandemic began and more than 610,000 people tested positive, according to the state health department.

Host of WIZM's La Crosse Talk PM | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point graduate | Hometown: Greenville, Wis | Avid noonball basketball player and sand volleyballer in La Crosse

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