MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) on Saturday, Nov. 7 reported an additional 7,065 COVID-19 cases -- the largest single-day increase to date -- bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 263,130.It is the first time that newly-reported cases have exceeded 7,000 in a single day.
Previously, a record single-day case rise of 6,141 had been set the previous day. Saturday marks the fourth time in five days that a new single-day case record has been reported by the DHS.The DHS also reported 45 additional coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, bringing the total number of deaths to 2,301.Among those who have tested positive for COVID-19, 12,727 have been hospitalized (4.8%) and 202,879 have.