Wisconsin again reports a record number of new coronavirus cases, but state says six in 10 have now recovered

State health officials reported 528 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, setting a new record for the largest one-day increase in cases. 

This record comes in tandem with another, however: the most tests processed in one day, eking out the previous highest day on May 15. The 528 positive cases make up about 8% of the 6,063 tests run since Tuesday, climbing back from a record low of 2.9% positive cases set Monday and 5% positive cases on Tuesday. 

The state's last two counties without a confirmed coronavirus case, Taylor and Langlade counties, also declared their first cases Wednesday, according to their local health departments. That information has not yet been updated on the state Department of Health Services website, where the numbers are frozen once a day and do not always match local numbers. 

As of Wednesday, 481 people throughout the state had died, an increase of 14 from Tuesday. 

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Though all 72 counties have now reported at least one case of the virus, nearly 60% of patients, or 7,728 of the 13,413 total positive cases in the state, have now recovered, according to the DHS website.

Recovery is defined by a person whose symptoms have resolved, has been released from isolation and has survived 30 days since the onset of their symptoms. Just over 5,200 cases are still defined as "active" cases.  

To date, close to 170,000 Wisconsinites have been tested for the virus. Lab capacity again increased with 53 labs across the state able to perform more than 14,000 tests per day. 

Three hundred and ninety-three patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 across the state Wednesday, the Wisconsin Hospital Association reported, a slight decline from Tuesday. Nearly 130 patients are in an intensive care unit, also a slight decline. Just over 180 inpatients had pending coronavirus tests. 

The state continues to report that about 16% of people sickened with COVID-19 have required hospitalization at some point during their illness. 

Cases worldwide neared five million Wednesday, with roughly 1.5 million of those in the U.S., according to the Johns Hopkins University global case dashboard. 

Contact Madeline Heim at 920-996-7266 or mheim@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @madeline_heim.