A week before Christmas and Fond du Lac County has it’s highest one day total for the number of deaths due to COVID-19. The Fond du Lac County Health Department reported six COVID deaths Friday, bringing to 64 the total number of deaths in the county. There are 9,841 cases after 71 new cases were confirmed Friday.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Add Wisconsin to the list of states told by the federal government that it will be receiving less COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech than initially expected. Gov. Tony Evers said on Friday that the state was told on Thursday it will be receiving 35,100 doses of the vaccine, less than expected after 49,725 arrived this week. Several states say they have been told to expect far fewer […]
Congressional leaders appear to be on the brink of a COVID-19 economic aid package. Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says the $900 billion package would revive subsidies for businesses hit hard by the pandemic, and renew soon to expire jobless benefits. Schoofs says the biggest surprise is including new direct payments to most Americans. Unemployment benefits run out December 26 for more than 10 million people. Many businesses are barely hanging […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers will honor workers who have been on the frontlines caring for coronavirus patients. The team says it will welcome about 250 health care employees, first responders and their families to Lambeau Field for Saturday night's game against the Carolina Panthers. The group will join Packers employees and their families at the game. The spectators will continue to follow safety protocols set […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court justices are questioning the legality of an order issued by the state’s top health official limiting how many people could gather in bars and restaurants given the court’s decision earlier this year that a similar order needed legislative approval. Gov. Tony Evers’ administration argued Thursday that it can issue orders limiting indoor capacity as a way to address public health emergencies like the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new mobile app will launch next week in Wisconsin that will let people know if they have been in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Gov. Tony Ever announced the new app on Thursday. The app, which launches Wednesday, is meant to bolster the state’s contact tracing efforts. The app is voluntary to download and users are anonymous. The app does not […]
ELM GROVE, Wis. (AP) — Eight nuns living at a suburban Milwaukee convent have died of COVID-19 in the last week, according to the School Sisters of Notre Dame Central Pacific Province. The congregation says there are other confirmed cases of the coronavirus among roughly 100 sisters living at the Notre Dame of Elm Grove. The deaths of the eight nuns occurred since Dec. 9. The congregation says the sisters […]
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has appeared in a government ad in his native Greece, released ahead of Christmas to urge people to observe public safety measures during the pandemic. The Milwaukee Bucks star speaks in Greek in the minute-long spot edited in black and white, saying “All victories start with defense.” The ad features photographs of Antetokounmpo growing up in an Athens neighborhood and playing […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is set to hear the latest challenge to a move made by Gov. Tony Evers’ to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The court on Thursday will hear arguments in a challenge to an order limiting how many people can gather in bars and restaurants. The on-again, off-again order that expired in November is one of a series that the Democratic governor […]