Stories tagged: "public health"

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Coronavirus Curve May Be Slowing After 2,000 Cases

Numbers still growing but not as fast as before social distancing

April 3, 2020
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Coronavirus Wisconsin Surpasses 1,500 Cases of COVID-19. Death Toll Now 25.

Nearly 400 hospitalized in the first in-patient count given by DHS

April 1, 2020
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Coronavirus Packed Prisons Could Be Next COVID-19 Hotspot

Low-risk inmates may see an earlier release to space out those who remain

April 1, 2020
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Coronavirus Evers Seeks Disaster Declaration

COVID-19 cases rise to 1,365 in Wisconsin with at least 20 deaths

March 31, 2020
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Coronavirus Wisconsin Tops 1,000 COVID-19 Cases

Death toll rises to 19, based on local reports

March 28, 2020

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Elizabeth “Buffy” Riley works at Cumberland Memorial Hospital in northwest Wisconsin, teaching clinical skills to college nursing students. (Contributed photo) Coronavirus Wisconsin Nurse Heads to New York to Help
The coronavirus crisis has stopped graded learning at schools across Wisconsin. Shown here is Lac du Flambeau Public School, which is surrounded by patchy cellphone service and few internet options, making equitable, graded virtual learning impossible. (Photo via Lac du Flambeau Public School/Facebook) Education Outbreak Widens School Achievement Gaps
Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski) Politics Milwaukee Convention Slides One Month
Politics Evers and GOP Offer Separate Ideas for Coronavirus Relief
Healthcare N95 mask and stethoscope. (Photo provided)
Healthcare Evers Waives Health Care Worker Licensing Rules

Goal to bring more physicians, nurses to care for patients amid growing virus outbreak

March 27, 2020
Coronavirus Dr. Ryan Westergaard, Wisconsin's chief medical officer and epidemiologist, speaks Friday during a coronavirus briefing. (Screenshot via Wisconsin DHS)
Coronavirus Wisconsin Expects Cases to Peak In 2-3 Weeks

Death toll at 13 from new total of 842 COVID-19 cases

March 27, 2020