(AP) — Positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin on Wednesday were twice as high as a week ago and seven-times as high as a month ago, fueled by the more contagious delta variant, leading state health officials to again urge everyone to get vaccinated to protect themselves and others.
“To stop the spread, we need everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated now,†said Julie Willems Van Dijk, deputy secretary of the state health department.
As of Wednesday, just over 49% of the state was fully vaccinated.
Since January, more than 98% of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin have been in people who are not fully vaccinated, the state health department said.
There has been no statewide mask mandate in Wisconsin since the state Supreme Court struck one down in March, saying it went beyond the scope of what the state health department or governor could require.
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