Wisconsin COVID-19 Update
Wisconsin Marine vet gets pandemic jobless relief, 11 months after applying — 2/19/21
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A roundup of top news and information about Wisconsin’s response to the coronavirus
Wisconsin COVID-19 Update
Wisconsin reports zero new COVID-19 deaths for second straight day — 2/22/21
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services on Monday reported zero new COVID-19 deaths statewide, leaving the state’s death toll unmoved for the second consecutive day.
Before Sunday, Nov. 22 was the most recent day when DHS reported no new deaths. “While #COVID19 is still here in #Wisconsin, we appreciate your efforts to #SlowTheSpread,” DHS tweeted Monday. “Please continue to #MaskUpWisconsin, keep 6′ from others, and wash your hands.”
Wisconsin’s full COVID-19 death toll sits at 6,284. Wisconsin State Journal reporter David Wahlberg tells the stories of six of the residents we’ve lost.
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COVID-19 is killing Wisconsin’s American Indians at highest rate among ethnic groups — 2/23/21
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After limiting the spread of COVID-19 early in the pandemic, American Indians are now dying from COVID-19 at a higher rate than any other ethnic group in Wisconsin, the Green Bay Press-Gazette reports.
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President Joe Biden, Gov. Tony Evers tout COVID-19 relief plans — 2/17/21
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Today we highlight stories about President Joe Biden’s town hall event in Milwaukee Tuesday night aimed at bolstering support for his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, which includes $1,400 checks for adults and up to $3,500 per child for families. The measures, while popular with the public, are facing strong opposition from Republicans in Congress.
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Milwaukee leaders calls for more vaccine shipments ahead of President Joe Biden’s visit — 2/16/21
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Today we highlight the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s preview of President Joe Biden’s appearance Tuesday night at Milwaukee’s Pabst Theater, where he’ll push his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal in his first major political trip as president.
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Overcrowding brings sickness and death to Wisconsin prisons — 2/15/21
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Today we highlight our investigation of Wisconsin’s struggle to contain COVID-19 in its prisons, where about 10,800 inmates have been infected — more than half of the population — and at least 25 have died.
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Kenosha County to Illinois residents: Stay in your own state for vaccines — 2/12/21
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Kenosha County wants Illinoisians to stop traveling across the state line for vaccine appointments — jumping ahead of locals at a time when doses are scarce, Mary Spicuzza reports for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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New Wisconsin data shows racial disparities in vaccination — 2/11/21
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Wisconsin has delivered at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose to about 10.4% of white residents, compared to just 2.9% of Black and Hispanic residents respectively.
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CDC study finds extra mask adds extra COVID-19 protection; fit remains key — 2/10/21
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A new U.S. Centers for Disease Control study found that two masks are better than one in blocking the spread of coronavirus particles.
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Wisconsin finds second case of more contagious COVID-19 variant; state likely has more cases — 2/9/21
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Wisconsin has identified its second case of the more contagious B117 strain of the coronavirus that was first found in England during the fall, the state Department of Health Services said Tuesday.
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Milwaukee County still sees racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccine distribution — 2/8/21
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More infectious variants. COVID-19 reinfections. Persistent racial disparities in vaccinations. As deaths, hospitalizations and cases of COVID-19 continue to drop nationwide — and Wisconsin shoots to the top of the states when it comes to daily vaccinations per capita — new worrisome trends are emerging.
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Gov. Tony Evers vetoes Republican COVID-19 relief bill — 2/5/21
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Gov. Tony Evers on Friday vetoed the first COVID-19 relief package the GOP-controlled Legislature approved in 10 months, the latest development in a political fight that has paralyzed the Wisconsin’s response to the pandemic.