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Starting Monday SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac Region is modifying it's visitor guidelines as COVID-19 cases increase.  Administrator of Ambulatory Operations Missy Tate says all three SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac Region hospitals continue to see dramatic increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations and positive tests.  Tate says starting Monday several modifications are being made including only one visitor per patient for the duration of their stay or appointment and no visitor […]

Dear Fond du Lac School District School Families and Staff, Due to the recent sudden increase in COVID-19 cases among our students and staff, and in an effort to maintain in-person learning, this message is to inform you that all staff and students will need to wear a mask starting tomorrow, Friday, January 7 through Monday, January 24, 2022. Our priority this school year has been to provide in-person instruction. […]

As all three SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac Region hospitals - including Ripon Community Hospital, St. Agnes Hospital and Waupun Memorial Hospital - continue to see dramatic increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations and positive tests, the SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac Region is modifying its visitor guidelines to help protect the vulnerable patients it serves. These guidelines apply to all locations, including clinics, hospitals and other locations. This does not […]

Fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant Fond  du Lac County has seen an explosion of positive COVID-19 cases this week.  Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says 475 cases were confirmed Wednesday up from 345 on Tuesday.   Mueller says hopefully the numbers will start to go down in a couple of weeks.  "I don't think this is the peak,"  Mueller told WFDL news.  It really depends on who is experiencing symptoms […]

The Fond du Lac County executive says just like last year the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be the number one challenge facing the county in the new year.  "A year ago the vaccines had just started and we hoped it was going to take care of the problem but we all know what happened,"  County Executive Al Buechel told WFDL news.  "It went way down by summer and then it […]

The Fond du Lac County Health Department is reporting a huge jump in positive COVID-19 cases to start the new year.  Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says 345 new cases were confirmed Tuesday.  Mueller says if you test positive, let people know who you were in contact with two days prior to when you started to have symptoms.  "We're seeing whole families test positive,"  Mueller told WFDL news.  "When it comes to […]

The Fond du Lac County Health Department has updated it's COVID-19 quarantine and isolation guidance to align with new CDC recommendations.   Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says those recommendations reduce the recommended time in isolation for those in the general population with COVID-19 from 10 to five days.  "What they're saying is that at this point of what they they know with the Omicron variant, it transmits much more quickly but […]

The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday allowed extra Pfizer shots for children as young as 12. Boosters already are recommended for everyone 16 and older, and the FDA says they’re also warranted for 12- to 15-year-olds.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the announcement was expected.  The FDA also said everyone eligible for a […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin’s largest school district will transition to virtual instruction beginning Tuesday because of an increase in staff testing positive for COVID-19. Milwaukee public schools were scheduled to resume in-person learning Tuesday, but because of an influx of reported positive COVID-19 cases among district staff, the emergency safety measure is being implemented. The district says its goal is to return to in-person learning on Monday, Jan. 10. Students […]