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According to state Department of Health Services data, Wisconsin has seen a rise in COVID-19 cases throughout the week.

But, due to a backlog of data being entered, Friday's case totals are elevated.

"While we have seen an increase in COVID-19 cases recently, data from April 8, 2022 does not reflect the actual number of new COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin in the last 24 hours," a statement from DHS' website reads.

The seven-day average of daily cases increased by nearly 200 cases from last Friday. However, based on DHS' statement, Friday's seven-day average of 568 cases might be elevated. The seven-day average should become a better indicator in coming days.

The seven-day percent positive by test increased throughout the week to 3.8%.

On a positive note, the number of deaths reported by DHS dropped considerably throughout the week. The state is currently averaging three confirmed deaths a day, which is down 23 deaths from a month ago.

According to the Wisconsin Hospital Association, COVID-19 hospitalizations seems to have reached a flattening in patient totals data. Hospitalizations have been in a relatively steady decline since its peak of more than 2,250 patients in January.

On the vaccine front, the number of people receiving the shot continues to decline. The seven-day average of daily booster doses fell below 1,000 for the first time since the booster became readily available.

Track COVID and the vaccine in Wisconsin: See the latest data on cases, deaths and administered doses

State and private labs regularly do further tests on a portion of positive COVID-19 samples to find the prevalence of different variants of the virus. The numbers below are just a fraction of the total number of variant cases.

Omicronvariant was identified in 100% of tests sequenced during the week starting March6.

Contact Drake Bentley at (414) 391-5647 orDBentley1@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @DrakeBentleyMJS.

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