Category Archives: State Covid-19 Updates
Wisconsin Chief Medical Officer on COVID-19 'We're By No Mean Out of Woods', Updated Statistics
Wisconsin Chief Medical Officer Doctor Ryan Westergaard says "we're by no means out of the woods"when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic. Westergaard notes that the state has a positive rate of between...
Jun 05, 2020 sergio santos / CC
COVID-19 Wisconsin Statistics
Confirmed cases: 19,400 (+438) Negative test results: 279,711 (+15,968) Patients hospitalized: 2,700 (+57) Deaths: 616 (+9)
Jun 04, 2020 sergio santos / CC
COVID-19 Wisconsin Statistics
Confirmed cases: 18,917 (+374) Negative test results: 263,743 (+10,148) Patients hospitalized: 2,643 (+40) Deaths: 607 (+12)
Jun 03, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Wisconsin Sets Record: 10,626 Tests For COVID-19, 512 Positive
Wisconsin-contracted laboratories set a new record with 10-thousand-626 people tested for COVID-19 Thursday. That was the second straight day more than 10,000 people were checked. The Wisconsin Depart...
May 29, 2020 sergio santos / CC
DHS Announces $10 Million in Funding for Health Clinics
Today the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced $10 million in funding for health care providers serving the state's most underserved populations. The funds, provided through the fed...
May 28, 2020
Gov. Evers Announces $200 Million "Routes to Recovery: Local Government Aid Grants" Program
Gov. Tony Evers today announced the launch of the "Routes to Recovery: Local Government Aid Grants" program, a $200 million effort aimed at helping local leaders address some of their most urgent and ...
May 27, 2020
Homeless Advocates Call For $70M During COVID-19 Outbreak
The Wisconsin Coalition Against Homelessness says it has a plan to spend 70 million dollars to help find jobs and homes for the people it works with. Coalition leaders say the coronavirus pandemic cou...
May 27, 2020 flightlog / CC
DHS Remains on Track to Test Nursing Home Residents, Staff For COVID
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is "well on the way" to achieving its goal of testing every resident and staff member in long-term care facilities for COVID-19 in May. D-H-S Deputy Secreta...
May 27, 2020
As WI Economy Reopens, Isolation Concerns Persist for Seniors
Whether by court decisions or expiring stay-at-home orders, Wisconsin residents are seeing more business restrictions ease as the pandemic continues. A leading nonprofit group hopes that, as people le...
May 25, 2020 The U.S. National Archives / CC
Wisconsin Faith Leaders Shed Stereotypes in Calling for Pandemic Relief
Religious activism often is associated with divisive topics such as abortion, but some church leaders in Wisconsin are calling on Congress to take more action for those affected by the pandemic. Some ...
May 25, 2020
