Next Phase Of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Gets (Much) Bigger
A state vaccine advisory subcommittee is backing a phase 1-B vaccine rollout plan that would greatly expand the people eligible for a shot. The full committee would still have to give its approval to include all people age 65 and older, grocery workers, meat processors, transit bus drivers, teachers, daycare workers, c...
Jan 21, 2021
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Wisconsin COVID-19 Statistics
Positive test results: 1,525 (524,402) Negative test results: 3,556 (2,445,399) Patients hospitalized: 114 (23,244) Deaths: 42 (5,512)
Jan 20, 2021
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Seven Day Rolling Average Of Wisconsin COVID-19 Deaths Increasing
Monday's report from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services shows relatively low levels for COVID-19 cases and deaths, but the seven-day rolling average is moving higher. The state website shows the average number of deaths is currently at 44 over the last seven days and the number of new positive cases for the pe...
Jan 19, 2021
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Wisconsin COVID-19 Statistics
Positive test results: 1,606 (521,794) Negative test results: 5,068 (2,437,794) Patients hospitalized: 50 (23,076) Deaths: 1 (5,451) Percent of diagnosed patients who have recovered: 93.9% Current active cases: 26,139
Jan 18, 2021
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Wisconsin COVID-19 Statistics
Positive test results: 2,712 (515,982) Negative test results: 6,897 (2,421,860) Patients hospitalized: 99 (22,804) Deaths: 42 (5,290)
Jan 15, 2021
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Wisconsin COVID-19 Statistics
Positive test results: 2,134 (513,270) Negative test results: 5,293 (2,414,873) Patients hospitalized: 122 (22,705) Deaths: 37 (5,248)
Jan 14, 2021
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Assembly Leader Says COVID-19 Relief Bill "Falls Short Of The Needs"
The majority leader of the Wisconsin Assembly says the COVID-19 relief bill passed by the Senate "falls short of the needs" of state residents. Republican Jim Steineke released that statement Tuesday. Steineke says the bill fails to provide protections for places of worship, doesn't allow people to opt-out o...
Jan 13, 2021
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COVID-19 Relief Bill Goes Before Full Senate
The latest version of a COVID-19 relief bill goes before the full Wisconsin Senate today (Tuesday). The new legislation serves as something of a compromise between the bill Democratic Governor Tony Evers backs and legislation passed by the Assembly last week. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu says he and other Repu...
Jan 12, 2021
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Wisconsin COVID-19 Statistics
Positive test results: 1,832 (506,890) Negative test results: 5,630 (2,401,736) Patients hospitalized: 52 (22,378) Deaths: 2 (5,157) Percentage of diagnosed patients who have recovered: 93.3% Current active cases: 28,735
Jan 11, 2021
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Evers Joins Governors Urging Feds To Step Up COVD Vaccine Distribution
Governor Tony Evers is joining six other governors in asking federal health officials to send more COVID-19 vaccine to the states. They're requesting the Department of Health and Human Services distribute "upwards of 50 percent of the currently produced vaccines held by back by the administration for reasons unkn...
Jan 08, 2021