At noon today, Public Health Madison Dane County issued Emergency Order #11, loosening emergency provisions enacted last month. The new order comes as Dane County has seen a steady drop in confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past month. PHMDC recorded a 73% confirmed case decrease from November 13th to December 11th. As of last Friday, […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court considers Dane County school order
Today, Wisconsin’s seven-member Supreme Court considered oral arguments in three cases challenging Dane County’s decision halting in-person education. The Court combined the cases into a single action since all three are seeking the same end — to permanently overturn the school closure section of Public Health Madison Dane County’s Emergency Order #9. They already got […]
UW System Continues Free Rapid Antigen Testing for public
On a normal day, the Nielsen Tennis Stadium is just one of many recreation centers around the UW-Madison campus. But like many sites across the country, it has been transformed into a COVID-19 testing facility. It’s part of a broader, statewide effort between the University of Wisconsin system and the federal government to provide more […]
Madison Covid-19 Infection Rates Continue to Climb
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 […]
“We might have just gotten unlucky:” UW-Madison Chancellor Reb...
Last Wednesday, after mounting pressure from county leadership and spiking COVID-19 case rates, UW-Madison moved all classes online until September 25th and quarantined two dorms through September 23rd. The quarantined dorms, Witte and Sellery, are two of UW-Madison’s largest residential facilities. Just before quarantining, Witte reported a ten percent positivity rate for COVID-19 among residents, […]
University Switches Online, Quarantines Dorms as Covid-19 Cases Rise
Since the reopening of campus last week, Covid-19 cases have spiked at UW-Madison. 772 students have tested positive since classes began last week. Today, Public Health Madison Dane County reported 456 new cases of coronavirus, a majority of which are preliminary believed to be linked to UW-Madison students and staff. In an attempt to control […]
