Health

• Evers Proposes COVID-19 Child Care Aid

  Mar 4th, 2021 by Laurel White

  Spending $132 million in federal funds for this requires GOP legislators' approval.

• WI Daily

  677 New COVID-19 Cases

  Mar 4th, 2021 by Urban Milwaukee

  DHS reports 12 COVID-19 deaths.

• MKE County

  COVID-19 No Longer Declining in Milwaukee

  Mar 4th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer

  Transmission rate rises slightly even as deaths down and many getting vaccinated.

• WI Daily

  539 New COVID-19 Cases

  Mar 3rd, 2021 by Urban Milwaukee

  DHS reports 18 COVID-19 deaths.

• Op Ed

  We Need Climate Protected Health Systems

  Mar 3rd, 2021 by Caitlin Rublee

  Problems in Texas, other states, show how extreme weather events can shut down or overwhelm hospitals.

• City Aims To Vaccinate Every Educator In Two Weeks

  Mar 3rd, 2021 by Graham Kilmer

  City health department, Children's Wisconsin and Medical College will partner in effort.

• City Hires Private Firm To Track COVID-19 Violations

  Mar 3rd, 2021 by Graham Kilmer

  Company responds on nights, weekends to complaints of businesses violating city orders.

• Racine Prison Quarantines Entire Housing Unit

  Mar 3rd, 2021 by Isiah Holmes

  130 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19.

• WI Daily

  324 New COVID-19 Cases

  Mar 2nd, 2021 by Urban Milwaukee

  DHS reports 28 COVID-19 deaths.

• 34 Vaccine Doses Spoil at Wisconsin Center

  Mar 2nd, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene

  Miscommunication causes loss, as city rushed to contact unscheduled recipients.

• 8.7% of State Now Fully Vaccinated

  Mar 2nd, 2021 by Graham Kilmer

  Next phase underway. Nation's addition of Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine will speed up efforts.

• Marquette Plans In-Person Classes in Fall

  Mar 2nd, 2021 by Graham Kilmer

  University is planning a Fall 2021 semester that resembles pre-pandemic campus life.