Wisconsin hits record number of coronavirus cases and deaths

Wisconsin's rising coronavirus crisis reached a distressing new high, as the state reported its worst day of the pandemic yet.

Wisconsin on Tuesday recorded a new state record for the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in a single day with 3,279 reported infections, according to the state's Department of Health Services. There were also 34 new deaths on Tuesday, up from the state's previous high of 27 deaths in a day.

The health department has now recorded a total of 155,471 confirmed cases since Covid-19 first hit the state, with 1,508 total deaths from the virus.