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Wisconsin National Guard conducts shortened COVID-19 testing week due to New Year’s holiday

The Year of the National Guard

2020 had the largest sustained domestic mobilization of Wisconsin National Guard in history.

New Program for Lead-Poisoned Children

Medical College of Wisconsin program seeks improved response to kids testing positive.

Over 8% Of Wisconsin Residents Have Tested Positive for COVID-19

DHS reports 2,799 new cases

Capitol Christmas Decoration Memorializes COVID-19 Victims

A garland was made with a ring for every person that has died in Wisconsin.

64 of 72 Wisconsin Counties Have “High” COVID-19 Levels

Case load less than half of what it was when things were "critically high."

Wisconsin to Expand Testing for Assisted Living Facilities

DHS will support assisted living facilities in routine testing of staff and residents

Gov. Evers, DHS Announce Wisconsin to Offer At-Home COVID-19 Testing Option

Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Confirms COVID-19 Vaccine will be Covered for All

First Moderna Vaccines Arriving This Week

Wisconsin expects approximately 100,000 doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine.

Gov. Evers Announces Wisconsin to Receive First Shipment of Moderna Vaccine

Second FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine deemed safe and effective

Nursing Students Help With COVID-19 Care

UW System offers incentives for students to join the effort at hospitals and clinics.

GOP Lawmakers Strip Emergency PFAS Rule

Committee votes to eliminate targets for safe levels of the harmful forever chemical.

Feds Bungling Vaccine Distribution?

Wisconsin getting less than initially promised, Pfizer says millions of vaccine doses are sitting in warehouse.

Wisconsin National Guard assisting with COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Gov. Evers, State Health Officials Call on Federal Government to Send Wisconsin More COVID-19 Vaccine

Federal officials indicate Wisconsin will receive less Pfizer vaccine doses than expected

Gov. Evers, DHS Announce a New Outpatient Infusion Clinic Opening for COVID-19 Patients

Clinic will offer treatment for mild to moderate cases to help prevent serious illness

WI Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Latest COVID-19 Order

The suit challenges a statewide restriction on bar, restaurant capacity that already expired.

Wisconsin Unveils COVID-19 Contact Tracing App

Smartphone users will get messages next week to opt-in to voluntary system.

Gov. Evers Radio Address on COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in Wisconsin

Gov. Evers Announces New Contact Tracing App to Launch Next Week

WI Exposure Notification app can alert you if you’ve been in close contact with a positive case

State PFAS Plan Would Charge Polluters

Testing public water supplies for "forever chemicals,” then charging polluters to clean up contaminated sites.

State’s Vaccine Stockpile Could Triple

Federal approval of second COVID-19 vaccine could mean Wisconsin receives 100,000 doses of Moderna vaccine soon.

Wisconsin PFAS Action Council Releases PFAS Action Plan

Gov. Evers Announces DHS has Activated the Federal Government’s Pharmacy Distribution Program for COVID-19 Vaccine

Gov. Evers, DHS Announce Wisconsin Receiving First Shipment of Pfizer Vaccine

State ready to enact the Wisconsin COVID-19 Vaccine Program

Pandemic Raging in Nursing Homes

7-fold increase in deaths. AARP study finds. Wisconsin among 5 states with biggest hike in cases.

State Panel Must Ration Vaccines

Wisconsin has 450,000 health care workers but first shipment of vaccines numbers just 65,000.

3,858 New COVID-19 Cases

State likely to cross 4,000 death threshold in next 24 hours.

UW Health Will Be Pfizer Vaccine Distribution Hub

The health system will distribute the first round of vaccines to frontline health care workers.

4,034 New COVID-19 Cases

State's case load falls from "critically high" to "very high."

New Mental Health Emergency Center Planned for Milwaukee County Residents

Milwaukee County and Four Local Health Systems Enter Negotiations to Develop Joint Venture

WHEDA receives $5.4 million grant from HUD to support housing for low-income homeless people with disabilities

Affordable Health Care Assistance Deadline is December 15th

3,619 New COVID-19 Cases

Rolling daily death average hits a record 51.93

DHS Launches COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance Dashboard

Monitoring wastewater can help officials gauge COVID-19 activity in communities as early as a week before clinical testing

Evers Slams Paxton for Lawsuit

Texas AG “under investigation” trying to deny "the votes of the people in Wisconsin.”

Equal Rights Commission announces Municipality Equality Index score, International Human Rights Day celebration

Kenosha County Pfizer Facility To Supply Vaccines

Company’s facility in Pleasant Prairie may distribute vaccines to western U.S.

4,114 New COVID-19 Cases

State reports 214 new hospitalizations, 68 deaths.

DNR And DHS Publish 2020-2021 Fish Consumption Advisory

Choose Wisely Booklet Outlines Safe-Eating Guidelines For Fish

Evers Administration Continues Efforts to Increase Health Care Workforce

Pheasant Stocking Provides Additional Hunting Opportunities This Holiday Season

All Regions of State Will Get Vaccine

Health care workers will be first to get COVID-19 vaccine under Wisconsin’s plan.

2,155 COVID-19 Cases Reported Monday

Active hospitalizations tick upward, but still below level reported last week.

The Hating of Justice Hagedorn

As promised, he’s upholding the law as written. So why are right wingers so angry?

Wisconsin Offers Equipment to Retail Establishments to Increase People’s Ability to Safely Use FoodShare Benefits

DHS Shortens Quarantine For Some

For those exposed to someone with COVID-19 quarantine now 10 days rather than 14.

Active COVID-19 Hospitalizations Maintain Downward Trend

2,891 new cases reported Sunday.

Wisconsin Averaging Over 50 COVID-19 Deaths Per Day

30-day rolling average hits 50.27

Active Hospitalizations Lower Than They Were A Month Ago

4,847 new cases.

DHS Announces New COVID-19 Guidance on Quarantine Duration

DHS supports revised CDC guidelines to shorten quarantine for close contacts

State DNR Still Wrong on Lakeshore Golf Course

Kohler Co. plan, okayed under Gov. Walker is bad precedent and bad for environment.

4,618 New COVID-19 Cases

New hospitalizations falling while daily death average keeps rising.

Vos Pandemic Plan Sets Up Political Battle

Speaker Robin Vos releases plan and includes provisions that strip power from the governor.

41 of 72 Counties Have Critically High COVID-19 Spread

Number of new cases and hospitalizations is slowing, but deaths continue to be reported at record levels.

Both Parties Delay on Open Records

Long delays by state officials to open records requests have been the norm for the last decade.

DHS Launches New Map Visualizations Providing Additional Geographic Breakdowns for COVID-19 Case and Death Data

New geographies include municipalities, zip codes, and school district boundaries

Assembly GOP Unveils Tough Pandemic Plan

Republicans would make state employees work in offices, force teachers into classrooms, cut state aid to non-complying schools.

Record 107 COVID-19 Deaths Reported

For second straight week, first post-weekend data release has a three-digit death total.

2,524 New COVID-19 Cases

Cases and testing still falling, but hospitalizations ticking upward.

3,831 New COVID-19 Cases

Weekly trend figures for cases and hospitalizations stop sliding while testing continues to drop.

5,033 New COVID-19 Cases, Over Half of Reported Tests

Cases, testing and active hospitalizations continue to trend downward.

1,033 New COVID-19 Cases

Thanksgiving holiday causes data blip

5,095 New Cases As Hospitalizations Fall

65 of 72 counties still have "critically high" two-week case rates.

COVID-19 Testing, Cases Falling

30-day daily death average hits 46.33

Think Small on Thanksgiving, Evers Urges

Big gatherings spread COVID-19, he warns. Governor celebrating only with his wife.

Pandemic Spreads to State’s Veterans Homes

47 deaths in homes as virus spreads from surrounding communities.

UW System initiates incentives for student nurses to assist in health care crisis

Vivent Health Sponsors Town Hall with the Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin on World AIDS Day

Virtual event will honor World AIDS Day and continue the conversation on how we can end the HIV epidemic

Wisconsin National Guard tops 900,000 COVID-19 tests collected; testing week shortened over Thanksgiving holiday

Family Caregivers Can Access Many Helpful Resources This Holiday Season

November is National Family Caregiver Month

Mayo Clinic Puts Hospital Beds in Garage, Lobbies as COVID-19 Surges

Its hospitals in northwestern Wisconsin at 100% capacity and overwhelmed.

Gov. Evers Announces Wisconsin has Shipped One Millionth N95 Mask through State Distribution System

3,507 New Cases, 0 Deaths Reported Sunday

Glitch? One day blip? Or the start of a new trend? Time will tell.

Rising Cases, Stress at One Hospital

As legislator leaders fail to take action, health care workers see no end in sight.

6,473 New COVID-19 Cases, 78 Deaths

Seven-day positive case rate falls from peak.

Evers Issues New COVID-19 Order

This order re-ups the statewide mask-mandate.

Gov. Evers Announces New Public Health Emergency Due to Overwhelmed Wisconsin Hospitals, Issues New Face Coverings Order

New Outpatient Treatments Could Reduce COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Outpatient clinics can provide treatments that would have required patients to stay in the hospital.

Hospital Association Wants State Action on COVID-19

Healthcare workers and hospitals straining under surge in hospitalizations.

71 of 72 Counties Have “Critically High” COVID-19 Levels

Milwaukee County now has 26th-worst all-time per-capita outbreak.

DATCP, DHS Share Tips to Help Wisconsinites Avoid Vaccine Trial Imposter Scams

Wausau Hospital Sends COVID-19 Patients Home, Saving Space for Critically Ill

Aspirus Wausau is sending COVID-19 patients home to make room for sicker patients.

Record 7,989 New Cases

283 hospitalizations, 53 deaths

Evers Extending Mask Mandate Into 2021

New order expected in coming days, despite pending legal challenges.

Contact Tracing Effort Is Far Behind

COVID-19 cases rising too fast, state would need 20-fold increase in tracers to keep up.

State Officials Prepare for COVID-19 Vaccine

Looking for facilities with ultra-cold freezers.

Vos Floats Ideas, Blasts Evers on Pandemic

Evers has asked legislators to meet since April. Vos still won't convene Legislature.

Record 92 Deaths and 318 New Hospitalizations

7,090 new cases.

Governor Evers and DHS Direct an Additional $80 Million to Support Skilled Nursing Facilities

Wisconsin Teachers’ Unions Defend Local Health Departments’ Authority and Call for Even Stronger Action!

Active COVID-19 Hospitalizations Double in 30 Days

4,389 new cases, 12 deaths.

Nursing Homes Need More Resources, AARP Says

Report documents shortages of staff and PPE supplies amid rising pandemic.

DNR To Host Online Listening Sessions Nov. 18 Regarding PFAS Investigation In Marinette, Peshtigo And Surrounding Communities

Public Encouraged To Submit Comments

High Court Reviews Evers’ Emergency Powers

6 months after killing governor’s Safer-At-Home order, state Supreme Court to rule on his mask mandate.

One in Three Wisconsin Residents Has Tested Negative For COVID-19

New active hospitalization high. Milwaukee County falls to 21st worst all-time outbreak.

Trump Rally Becomes Confrontation

Crowd resists Health Department rules, Serb Hall hit with city citations, its manager in fracas with crowd.

5,146 New Cases, 2,034 Actively Hospitalized

Record 20 patients in Alternate Care Facility