Here is a recap of everything related to COVID-19 from the past day.
As of Tuesday morning:
Wisconsin confirmed cases: 25,078 (up from 24,829 Monday)
Wisconsin confirmed deaths: 745 (up from 744)
Wisconsin total hospitalizations: 3,231 (up from 3,220)
Wisconsin current hospitalizations: 246 (up from 243)
World
- There are more than 9 million confirmed COVID-19 cases around the world and 472,000 deaths
- UK unveils plan to allow most vulnerable population to gather in groups of up to six outdoors and form a “support bubble” with another household starting July 6; UK to ease restrictions to allow people to go to restaurants, pubs, hair salons, museums and cinemas starting July 4
- Hong Kong records 30 new COVID-19 cases Monday, its largest daily increase since April 3
- At least 175 COVID-19 cases have been reported at a poultry processing center in Wales
- South Africa surpasses 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases
- Brazil reports 21,432 new COVID-19 cases over 24 hours to bring the country’s total to 1,106,470; Mexico reports nearly 5,000 new COVID-19 cases and more than 1,000 deaths over 24 hours
- World’s top tennis player Novak Djokovic tests positive for COVID-19 after taking part in the Adria Tour, a tournament he set up to raise funds for those in need
- Peru reported its lowest daily increase in COVID-19 cases since the beginning of May with 2,511 reported Monday
- World Trade Organization says world trade dropped by 18.5% over the second quarter, the steepest drop on record
- German state of North Rhine-Westphalia imposes new lockdown in area around a meat factory outbreak of more than 1,500 infections that will last until June 30
- South Korea says second wave of COVID-19 outbreak underway in the country
- Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, which usually sees up to 2.5 million Muslims from around the world, will be limited to “thousands”
National
- 10 states saw their highest 7-day average of new COVID-19 cases on Sunday – California, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Utah
- The U.S. has performed nearly 22 million tests for COVID-19, averaging between 400,000 and 500,000 tests per day
- New Jersey casinos and indoor dining can resume at 25% starting July 2
- Carnival Cruise Line says it is canceling all cruises through September 30
- Florida has surpassed 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases; Miami mandates wearing masks in public
- White House makes daily temperature checks for staff voluntary
- LAX, the third-busiest airport in the world, to screen passengers for fevers with two thermal imaging scanners; it becomes the first major U.S. airport to implement such technology
- Los Angeles health director says she has been receiving death threats over her COVID-19 orders; L.A. recorded 2,571 new cases Monday, a record high
- FDA advises consumers not to use nine hand sanitizer products manufactured by Eskbiochem SA due to the potential presence of methanol, a toxic substance when absorbed in the skin
- Study suggests as many as 80% of COVID-19 cases in March were undetected across the country, meaning as many as 8.7 million Americans could have had the virus without knowing
- Harris County, which contains Houston, Texas, has seen a 177% increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations since May 31 and 64% increase in ICU bed use; 103 Houston police officers quarantined with COVID-19; Texas governor to consider taking stronger action, but rolling back reopening not happening yet
- West Virginia reports its first COVID-19 death since June 12
- Louisiana will not move to Phase 3 of reopening at the end of the week as originally planned
- 500 of 90,000 Delta Airlines employees have tested positive for COVID-19
State
- 3.8% of tests returned positive Monday as 249 new cases were reported over 24 hours
- The two-week trend for positive test percentage has risen from just over 2% on June 9 to almost 4%
- Wisconsin DPI anticipates most schools to reopen in fall, encourage leaders to prepare for 18 more months of COVID-19 threat
- 268 inmates at Wisconsin prisons have tested positive for COVID-19, and 261 have recovered. 63 of 66 prison workers who have tested positive have recovered
- The Ryder Cup, with an expected $35 million impact on Wisconsin economy and 200,000 fans hosted in Kohler, expected to be postponed from September into 2021
Madison
- Two UW-Madison athletes test positive for COVID-19 after returning to facilities last week
- As states report increase in positive cases among young adults, Dane County reports 273 of its 1,141 confirmed COVID-19 cases during the pandemic have been patients ages 20-29; 45% of confirmed cases in the county are from patients in their 20s and 30s