Wisconsin reports 2,217 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday with a positivity rate of 27.6%

The percentage of positive cases of COVID-19 continued to rise Sunday as Wisconsin reported more than 2,000 new cases for the fourth day in a row.

State health officials reported 2,217 more confirmed cases of COVID-19, accounting for 27.6% of the 8,023 test results reported Sunday by the state Department of Health Services.

Sunday's cases follow the record-breaking 2,817 cases reported in a single day on Saturday.

The state's death toll remained at 1,281 people as DHS reported no additional deaths Sunday.

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Over 1.5 million people have been tested statewide for the virus. Of the 115,862 Wisconsinites who have tested positive:

• 82.4%, or 95,513, have "recovered," DHS reported, meaning either there is documented proof their symptoms have resolved or it's been 30 days since their diagnosis.
• 19,050, or 16.4%, are considered "active," meaning they aren't recovered and haven't died.

As of Saturday afternoon, 574 people were hospitalized with COVID-19. Of those, 161 people were in the ICU, DHS reported. An additional 211 people were hospitalized and awaiting test results.

Global cases have surpassed 32.9 million as of mid-Sunday, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 7 million of those cases and 204,000 deaths were in the United States.

Contact Benita Mathew at (920) 309-3428 or bmathew@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @benita_mathew.