Wisconsin’s coronavirus numbers have continued to climb, and state officials warn that all 72 counties are at ‘very high’ covid-activity levels. Locally, officials say Dane County is also seeing an increase in the number of cases, with a seven day average of more than 300 additional cases per day. Yesterday, Secretary Designee Andrea Palm of […]
Surge in Covid Cases Overwhelm Dane County Health Department
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise throughout Wisconsin, Public Health Madison and Dane County has announced it will be switching to a crisis model of contact tracing due to the recent surge in cases. At a press conference Thursday morning, Kate Austin Stanford, the Director Of Operations at Public Health-Madison and Dane County, said that […]
Wisconsin Governor Urges Caution As COVID Cases in State Surge
Photo taken from Wikipedia Commons on Creative Commons Attribution License. “There are now 119,955 confirmed cases of COVID-19 here in the state of Wisconsin,” said Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-Designee Andrea Palm. “That’s an increase of 2,367 over yesterday. Our total deaths have now reached 1,300. That’s 17 more than yesterday.” She said today […]
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers Signs Executive Order Mandating Masks
Photo by Engin akyurt on Unsplash. “A few months ago, Wisconsin was in pretty good shape,” said Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers. “The numbers were improving and we had made real progress in fighting this virus. Unfortunately, things have changed drastically since then. The tide has turned and we’re seeing a surge in new cases across […]
Evers Announces Two Free Drive-Thru Sites for COVID-19 Testing
Governor Evers announced today that some Wisconsinites can now be tested for COVID-19 from the comfort of their vehicles, for free. Beginning today, two new community testing sites run by the state National Guard in Milwaukee and Madison will offer tests for anyone with, or without, any symptoms of COVID-19. The test will not indicate […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Takes Up Case to Undo Safer-At-Home
The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments this morning in a case brought by Republican legislative leaders to overturn the extension of Wisconsin’s safer at home order. Attorneys for the Republican legislature say the order’s extension is too broad, and circumvents the rule-making process of the legislature. In March, Department of Health Services Secretary-Designee Andrea […]
