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10-26-21 packers place adams on covid-19 list, barry tests positive

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers likely will have to face the unbeaten Arizona Cardinals without 2020 All-Pro receiver Davante Adams and defensive coordinator Joe Barry. General manager Brian Gutekunst announced Monday afternoon that the team has placed Adams on the reserve/COVID-19 list. That announcement came just over an hour after coach Matt LaFleur confirmed that Barry had tested positive. LaFleur said that Barry is fully vaccinated […]

todayOctober 26, 2021

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10-22 21 fdl county pfizer covid-19 booster clinic

The Fond du Lac County Health Officer hopes problems that caused long delays at a drive-thru booster clinic have been ironed out for a second clinic this week.  Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the Health Department is again partnering with the National Guard to provide Pfizer booster vaccines this Friday at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Cow Palace.   Mueller says while more than 250 people received a booster shot last Friday many […]

todayOctober 22, 2021

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10-21-21 delta variant surge may have peaked locally

The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says a recent drop in the number of positive COVID-19 cases may indicate that this latest surge fueled by the Delta variant has peaked.   Kim Mueller says the number of daily positive cases has been down for the last several days.  In addition to fewer positive cases there are now nine people hospitalized in Fond du Lac County with the virus, down from 13 at […]

todayOctober 20, 2021

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10-18-21 three more covid-19 deaths in fdl county

Three more COVID-19 deaths have been reported in Fond du Lac County.  The Fond du Lac County Health Department says a 56 year old Fond du Lac man died October 13 and an 86 year old Fond du Lac man died October 10.  A  73 year old Fond du Lac woman died October 10.  There have been 144 COVID-19 deaths in Fond du Lac County since the beginning of the pandemic.   Thirteen people are hospitalized […]

todayOctober 17, 2021

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10-15-21 pfizer booster drive-thru clinic at fdl county fairgrounds

The Wisconsin National Guard is  helping the Fond du Lac County Public Health Department administer COVID-19 booster shots.  Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says a drive-through booster vaccine clinic will be held  Friday  at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Cow Palace from 10am to 6pm.  Mueller says registration is not required.  She says the booster vaccine is free.  Mueller says there is a long list of people who are […]

todayOctober 14, 2021

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10-15-21 wisconsin lawmaker returns to work after bout of covid-19

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin legislator has returned to work after a bout with COVID-19. Republican Sen. Andre Jacque was hospitalized Aug. 16 after testing positive for the coronavirus and testifying at a packed Capitol hearing without a mask. He was placed on a ventilator Aug. 23 but was discharged on Sept. 21. He said last week that he's still using a walker but he feels better every day. […]

todayOctober 14, 2021

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10-14-21 ssm health covid-19 documentary

Fond du Lac's St. Agnes Hospital will be featured in a documentary that focuses on SSM Health and the challenges faced during the pandemic.   The hour-long documentary, "Behind the Mask" airs at 7pm Thursday  on channel 4 in Milwaukee and channel 32 in Green Bay.  St. Agnes Hospital president Katherine Vergos says the greater Fond  du Lac area was one of the first in Wisconsin to begin caring for COVID-19 patients.  Vergos […]

todayOctober 14, 2021

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10-14-21 fdl county covid hospitalizations

The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says while the number of new positive cases  of COVID-19 has not peaked, it's good to see hospitalizations have  stabilized in the last few days.  Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says all but two of the 13 people currently hospitalized in Fond du Lac County with the virus are not vaccinated.   Meanwhile, Mueller says news that drugmaker Merck  has asked U.S. regulators to authorize […]

todayOctober 13, 2021

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10-13-21 fdl school board expands tosa pilot program

The Fond du Lac School District is expanding  a  pilot teaching program using federal coronavirus relief aid.  The Fond du Lac School Board this week voted in favor of hiring three middle school  Teachers on Special Assignment positions.  School Board president Mark Jurgella says there will be one position at each middle school in the district.  The pilot started at the beginning of the school year with nine positions at the elementary school level.  […]

todayOctober 12, 2021