COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased again in Wisconsin, reaching levels the state previously recorded in March – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The state is currently experiencing an uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations, with more than 50 people being hospitalized in the last week.

On Friday, the Wisconsin Hospital Association reported427 COVID patients in hospitals across the state, this is an increase of 53patients from July 1 and also the highest level in the state since early March.

Wisconsin is also experiencing an uptick in transmission, as the positivityrate has increased steadily throughout the week starting July 3, up to 13.2%.

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In the week ending July 2nd, the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants accounted for around 70% of the total cases of COVID-19 nationwide.

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