Waukesha County COVID-19 Cases On The Rise

Brookfield WI

09 July, 2020

2:54 PM

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WAUKESHA COUNTY, WI — COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Waukesha County with four of the five highest 24-hour case counts recorded in July. According to the Waukesha County Health Department, Wednesday saw 51 new cases. Only May 27 stands higher, when 52 cases were reported. Here is a look at the confirmed case count in Waukesha County as of Wednesday. July 8: 51July 7: 45July 6: 27July 5: 32July 4: 48July 3: 45July 2: 32July 1: 29 Authorities say there were 328 active COVID-19 cases in the county as of Wednesday. Health officials say 1,139 cases, or roughly 75 percent of total patients, have recovered. There have been 39 COVID-19-related deaths in the county to date. July 4 was a high-water mark for positive case percentage in Waukesha county, when 9.9 percent of all tests came back positive. Since then, the percentage has dropped: 8.3 percent on Sunday, 4.2 percent on Monday, 4.4 percent on Tuesday and 5 percent on Wednesday. The City of Waukesha has the most confirmed cases in the county with 442. New Berlin has the second most-numerous case count with 153. Menomonee Falls ranks third with 135 cases as of Wednesday.