Wisconsin tops 3,000 coronavirus cases for first time with new single-day record
Posted: Oct 8, 2020 2:08 PM CST
MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Wisconsin has once again broken a single-day record of COVID-19 cases with 3,132 reported Thursday, Oct. 8.
This is the first time the state has surpassed the 3,000 mark.
Nine more people have died from the virus.
The new numbers are from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS).
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— WIDeptHealthServices (@DHSWI) October 8, 2020