Virus infections hit 200,000 worldwide, 92nd case confirmed in Wisconsin

Jaymes Langrehr by Jaymes Langrehr

Image: CDC/Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS

BERLIN — Johns Hopkins University says the total number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus worldwide has surpassed 200,000.

The Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering’s online tally showed 201,436 cumulative cases by 11:13 GMT (6:13 a.m. EST) on Tuesday, with 82,032 listed as recovered.

It also recorded 8,006 deaths. The countries with the most confirmed cases were China, Italy, Iran, Spain and Germany.

The countries with the most confirmed deaths were China, Italy, Iran, Spain and France.

In Wisconsin, health officials say two cases were confirmed in La Crosse County Wednesday morning, bringing the state’s active total cases to 92. One other person has recovered.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is expected to provide an update on the virus in the state Wednesday afternoon.

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