Month: October 2020

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's governor has announced a field hospital at the state fairgrounds will open next week as a surge in COVID-19 cases threatens to overwhelm hospitals. According to the state Department of Health Services, only 16% of the state's 11,452 hospital beds are available as of Tuesday afternoon. The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients has grown to 853, including 216 in intensive care. COVID-19 test results on […]

The Wisconsin Economic Development  Corporation secretary says a new emergency order limiting public gatherings is designed to get a handle on rising COVID-19 cases to ease the burden on the state’s hospital  system.  WEDC secretary Missy Hughes says Wisconsin is struggling, especially in the Fox Valley where there have been spikes in cases and hospitals that are strained.  Hughes says it’s a strategic approach to have the emergency order in place through […]

As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to climb in Fond du Lac County, two areas have remained relatively stable…the number of people hospitalized, and the number of COVID deaths.   Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says that paints a picture of what percentage of the population is getting infected during this latest surge in cases.  Mueller says most of the infections are still occurring in younger, less vulnerable people, […]

Political observers in Wisconsin says while it’s uncertain when or if president Donald Trump will make another campaign stop in the state before the election,  one thing is certain…the coronavirus has become the top campaign issue since his diagnosis with COVID-19.  Wispolitics editor J.R. Ross says that’s problematic for the president because Republicans want to talk about law and order, taxes and other pocketbook issues and not COVID-19.  "They don't want the focus […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and his Green Bay Packers teammates won’t get a chance to celebrate their fast start by leaving town during their week off. The Packers (4-0) and Detroit Lions (1-3) don’t play this week and therefore are the first NFL teams to get a taste of how different off weeks will be amid a pandemic. Players and coaches aren’t allowed to leave the city […]