MADISON, Wis. (AP) — On the same day that Wisconsin broke new daily records for coronavirus cases and deaths, Gov. Tony Evers issued an advisory telling people they should stay home. Evers warned in an address Tuesday evening announcing the advisory that deaths could double to 5,000 by January without action. He says, “Each day this virus goes unchecked is a setback for our economic recovery.” Evers issued a stay-at-home […]
The Fond du Lac County Health Department has been approved for additional COVID-19 test kits at their Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds drive-thru testing site. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says after running out of test kits early the first two weeks people may have thought the site had shut down early when they didn’t see any cars lined up late Thursday afternoon even though there were still hundreds of kits still available. […]
The newly re-elected senate assistant majority leader says following the election he expects the senate to take up the confirmation of many of the governor’s cabinet appointees including the Health Secretary–designee who has come fire from some Republican lawmakers. Some Republican lawmakers have called for Health secretary designee Andrea Palm to be fired when she tried to extend the Safer at Home order earlier this year. State senator Dan Feyen of Fond du Lac says […]
Governor Tony Evers will deliver a statewide address tonight calling for unity and working together in the fight against COVID-19. Excerpts from the governor’s remarks, cite The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimates that 5,000 Wisconsinites could be lost to COVID-19 by January first if no further actions are taken to get the virus under control. The governor says “each day the virus goes unchecked is a setback for economic recovery.” He says […]
With Pfizer announcing its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90 percent effective at preventing COVID-19, the Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer tells WFDL news Fond du Lac County will be receiving it’s first small batch of the vaccine before the end of the month. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the first doses will be distributed by the state Health Department to local hospitals or Public Health Departments […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has not expanded the state’s popular SeniorCare program to include coverage for vaccines, despite a law change this spring and as the coronavirus continues to ravage the state. Republican lawmakers are demanding an explanation, calling the delay an “unnecessary roadblock for seniors looking to protect themselves from infectious diseases.” Co-chairs of the Legislature's budget committee on Friday wrote to Department […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin health officials are reporting about 4,000 new COVID-19 infections in the state. The Department of Health Services reported 4,360 new confirmed infections on Monday. That's up from 4,280 on Sunday but still dramatically fewer than the record 7,065 on Saturday. The department reported the disease was a factor in 17 more deaths. The state has now seen 271,770 cases and 2,329 deaths since the pandemic […]
There was another COVID-19 death in Fond du Lac County over the weekend, bringing to 28 the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Fond du Lac County. Since Friday afternoon there have been 383 positive COVID cases in Fond du Lac County. There are now 6,371 positive cases in the county.
After the overwhelming success of the first round, Envision Greater Fond du Lac is launching round two of the Dine Local Golden Ticket giveaway. Envision Greater Fond du Lac president Sadie Parafiniuk says more than $24,000 in gift cards were purchased in round one with the money raised going directly to help member restaurants during the pandemic. In partnership with Society Insurance, Envision is hosting a second round where you can purchase restaurant […]