COVID-19 complications are now blamed for more than 10,000 deaths in Wisconsin.
State health officials report ten-thousand-14 people have died from the coronavirus since the pandemic began.
The Department of Health Services confirmed 6,477 new COVID cases Wednesday, which is the highest daily count since November of 2020.
The seven-day average of new cases is 3,869.
Madison and Dane County are seeing their highest-ever level of new cases of COVID-19.
The new omicron variant is believed to be more contagious than other strains.
