GET ME REWRITE: Putting Wisconsin's current 7-day average of new Covid cases in perspective

Covid data:  New York Times 

Headline:  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/17/2022

More specifically, Wisconsin's Covid-19 case count is decreasing but still higher than it was on May 4 and is down 36% from its May 21st peak of 2,405. 

5/31/2022 update starts here

Number of new cases is down 11% since May 17th.   

Source:  New York Times 

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Original 5/7/2022 post stats here

Headline:  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/6/2022

According to the state Department of Health Services, 36 confirmed deaths occurred this week, an increase of 25 deaths from the previous week. 

Hospitalizations continued to increase throughout the week as well. Roughly 257 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19, up 133 patients from a month ago, according to the Wisconsin Hospital Association. 

Similarly to what's been seen around the country, COVID-19 cases are also increasing, although seven-day averages are still lower than last fall.

 

Average number of new Covid cases in Wisconsin  are down 92% from its January peak.

New York Times (red boxes added)