New York Times: Wisconsin Medical Examiner Prepared for the Worst. It Wasn’t Enough.. “The pandemic was a faraway nightmare — a catastrophe on the coasts — when Patty Schachtner, the medical examiner in St. Croix County, Wis., began preparing. In March, she counted up all of her county’s hospitals, ventilators and nursing homes, including the […]
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Gov. Tony Evers says he will extend mask mandate into 2021. “Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday he will issue a new public health emergency on the coronavirus pandemic and will extend the state’s indoor mask mandate into 2021. Evers also called on Republican lawmakers and conservatives to stop pushing a lawsuit aimed at […]
Milton Courier: State Bar launches pro bono website to connect lawyers with their communities. “Low-income Wisconsinites facing civil legal challenges can receive free legal help from pro bono attorneys. A new website… enables attorneys and law students to match their skills and interests with opportunities available through legal agencies, such as Legal Action of Wisconsin […]
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Editorial: Wisconsin is being swamped by the coronavirus pandemic. Republican leaders do nothing.. “After playing politics with the lives of Wisconsin citizens for months, it seemed on Tuesday that Republicans in the state Assembly were finally going to offer new ideas to fight an out-of-control pandemic — one of the worst outbreaks of […]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin just saw the five deadliest days of the coronavirus pandemic so far. “Wisconsin’s COVID-19 crisis continued to escalate Friday as the state reported 42 additional deaths due to the virus, and a state appeals court temporarily blocked Gov. Tony Evers’ limits on public gatherings and bar and restaurant capacity. The last […]
Green Bay Press Gazette: Green Bay hospitalist: For first time ever, most of my patients have same illness. It’s COVID-19, and you may be spreading it. “Thankfully, we have improved our therapies and we are seeing fewer deaths from COVID-19. But deaths are occurring, and the death toll doesn’t capture the full extent of the […]
Washington Post: After a college town’s coronavirus outbreak, deaths at nursing homes mount. “Mayor Tim Kabat was already on edge as thousands of students returned to La Crosse, Wis., to resume classes this fall at the city’s three colleges. When he saw young people packing downtown bars and restaurants in September, crowded closely and often […]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin’s coronavirus death toll reaches 1,600; state reports first numbers after weekend system outage. “Wisconsin’s coronavirus death toll reached 1,600 people Monday as the state’s escalating health crisis continued to rank among the country’s worst. The number of people hospitalized with the virus hit a new high Monday, with 1,172 active patients […]
Daily Jefferson County Union: All Daily Unions now digitized for online search. “All issues of the Daily Jefferson County Union — from its founding in 1870 through 90 day ago — now are available online, thanks to a partnership of library and newspaper organizations. The Daily Unions from 1892 through three months ago have been […]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin surpasses 1,500 coronavirus deaths, reports more than 3,200 new cases in worst day of pandemic yet. “The state Department of Health Services reported 3,279 new cases and 34 deaths due to the coronavirus — both measures the highest of the pandemic. The state crossed the grim threshold of 1,500 total deaths […]
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Snapshot Wisconsin’s Data Dashboard Now Open To The Public. “Snapshot Wisconsin, one of the Department of Natural Resources’ largest citizen science projects, opened its new data visualization tool to the public today. data dashboard is a new tool that lets the public interact with data collected from approximately 2,000 cameras […]
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Gov. Evers warns of ‘near-exponential’ COVID-19 growth; more people in Wisconsin now hospitalized with virus than ever before. “Wisconsin on [September 24] logged the highest number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and reported nearly 2,400 new coronavirus cases, the second-highest daily case count ever. Gov. Tony Evers urged […]
WTMJ: More than 276 teachers at Kenosha Unified School District call in sick Monday, schools move to virtual learning. “Several schools at Kenosha Unified School District are switching to virtual learning this week due to a ‘surge in employee absences.’ According to a district spokesperson, more than 276 teachers called in sick on Monday.”
WSAW: Gov. Evers launches COVID-19 Response and Recovery website. “The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) launched a new website on Thursday, Aug. 13 to help people understand where federal COVID-19 funds are going. The announcement was made by Governor Tony Evers during a virtual meeting with DHS. The Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic […]
CNN: Wisconsin’s governor makes face coverings mandatory in indoor spaces. “Wisconsin is one of the latest states to require citizens to wear a face covering when they’re indoors in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus. On Thursday, Gov. Tony Evers declared a public health emergency and issued an emergency order mandating people […]