The number of coronavirus deaths in Wisconsin is near 100, as public health experts worry about a spike in cases due to the state holding its election on Tuesday. The state Department of Health Services reported Wednesday that there had been 99 deaths from COVID-19 to date with nearly 2,800 confirmed cases. The number of confirmed cases increased by about 7% from Tuesday. Wisconsin’s forging ahead with an election in the […]
There is one new positive COVID-19 case in Fond du Lac County. That brings the total number of cases in the county to 49. There are 17 active cases and 30 people have recovered. There have been two deaths in Fond du Lac County from the coronavirus.
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer has issued a new public health order closing all campgrounds in the county. Kim Mueller says the decision was made because campgrounds draw people from outside the county, encourages non-essential travel, increases shopping at local stores for supplies and groceries and allows for congregating groups greater than ten people. The Order will remain in effect as long as the Wisconsin Governor’s Safer at Home order […]
The number of deaths from the coronavirus in Wisconsin increased by 15 as reported Tuesday as voters were casting ballots in person at the polls statewide, despite an order to stay at home to avoid spreading the highly contagious disease. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported that deaths increased from 77 on Monday to 92 on Tuesday. The overall number of confirmed cases rose from 2,440 to 2,578. There […]
[Madison, WI] — Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) released the following statement after the favorable decision from the United States Supreme Court: “This prudent action by the United States Supreme Court addresses our concerns over ballot security in tomorrow’s election. We look forward to the voting tomorrow being secure – and look forward to seeing the results come in with the rest of Wisconsin by April […]
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court of Wisconsin's ruling enjoining Executive Order #74 suspending in-person voting for the April 7 election. The Supreme Court of Wisconsin's ruling today allows the April 7 election to proceed against the advice of public health experts and with extreme risk to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “There are few things we hold more sacred and that […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voters in Wisconsin face a choice Tuesday of participating in a presidential primary election or heeding warnings from public health officials to stay away from large crowds during the coronavirus pandemic. Hours after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order Monday postponing the election for two months, the Wisconsin Supreme Court sided with Republicans who said he didn’t have the authority to reschedule the race […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports that the number of deaths attributed to the coronavirus in Wisconsin is up to 77. That is an increase of nine people from Sunday. There have now been deaths reported in 16 counties. More than half of all deaths, 40, have occurred in Milwaukee County. As of Monday, there were 2,440 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin. Dr. Ryan […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has issued an executive order to delay the state’s scheduled Tuesday presidential primary election for two months because of the coronavirus pandemic. The move on Monday injects more chaos and last-minute uncertainty amid growing criticism about the state’s harried efforts to allow for in-person voting. The Democratic Evers had previously opposed moving the election. But he acted as poll sites closed because […]