43.7% of Wisconsinites have received at least one dose of COVID vaccine

MADISON, Wis. — More than 4.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered across Wisconsin, according to the state Department of Health Services.

A total of 4,539,012 doses have been administered since December, including 25,726 in the past day.

DHS officials said 2,544,399 people have received at least one dose, which is 43.7% of the state’s population. As of Wednesday, 2,054,195 residents have fully completed vaccine series, or 35.3% of Wisconsin.

Wisconsin reported 639 new cases of the virus, which is slightly higher than the seven-day rolling average of 626. The latest case count comes one day after Wisconsin surpassed 600,000 confirmed cases.

The state has reached an all-time total of 600,936 confirmed cases, and 8,628 of those cases are active. The seven-day average percent positive by test has stayed about the same at 3.4%.

Thirteen more people have died, which puts the statewide death toll at 6,863. An additional 73 have been hospitalized within the past day, which is slightly below Tuesday’s hospitalizations.

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