Twenty four new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Fond du Lac County Friday. That brings to 879 the total number of COVID-19 cases in the county. There are 214 active cases and ten people are hospitalized. Fond du lac County is currently in the Red category of the Safer Reopening plan and will determine Monday whether the county goes back to Phase One of the plan which would limit public gatherings […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Interim University of Wisconsin President Tommy Thompson says he has a threshold in mind for when campuses will have to shut down due to coronavirus cases, but he's not saying what it is. Thompson took questions Friday during an online Milwaukee Press Club event. Thompson says hasn’t told anyone what the threshold for shuttering a campus will be. UW students are returning to campus this month […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State regulators have extended a ban on utility disconnections in Wisconsin during the coronavirus pandemic. The Public Service Commission voted 2-1 Thursday to continue a moratorium on shutoffs until Oct. 1. That will temporarily prevent more than 93,000 customers from losing their utility service next month. A PSC survey of nearly 200 utilities shows about a third of Wisconsin’s 1.4 million households are behind on their […]
Two Fond du Lac companies are helping the Fond du Lac Area United Way during the coronavirus pandemic. Info-Pro Lender Services and Guaranty Title Services are donating $15,000 this year, and encouraging other companies to step up. Over the last four years the companies have donated more than $30,000 to the United Way through Scarry Scurry, a Halloween-themed event. Due to the coronavirus pandemic the companies are not able to do that this year, but […]
The Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says the percentage of positive COVID-19 tests this week will determine if the county takes a step backward in it’s Safer reopening plan. Kim Mueller says her office will review the data on Monday to determine if the county goes back to Phase One. Mueller says while the number of COVID-19 cases continue to climb this week, the numbers are down slightly compared to […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — State officials say 57 people have tested positive for the coronavirus at the Green Bay Correctional Institution. The Wisconsin Department of Corrections says all of the prisoners who have tested positive are being isolated and anyone who was exposed is being quarantined. All inmates and staff at the prison are in the process of being tested for COVID-19 with the help of the National Guard. […]
Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin says Wisconsin residents need to get out and vote in November in order to oust president Donald Trump. Baldwin says Democrats are focused on making sure Wisconsin voters turn out and not get subdued by the chaos that has gone on during the pandemic. Baldwin says the president’s failed leadership during the pandemic has made the problem worse. "...not blaming the president for the coronavirus, but […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — With more positive coronavirus cases in Wisconsin linked to parties and other gatherings, state health officials have released a new tool that people can use to measure risk levels of different activities. Positive COVID-19 cases tied to mass gatherings grew from 7% of cases in May to 21% in June and 20% in July. Overall, the state health department on Wednesday said nearly 67,500 people have […]
The number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise and another coronavirus death has been reported in Fond du Lac County. Twenty one new cases were reported Tuesday bringing the total number of cases in the county to 816. Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the county has hired several contact tracers to help with contact tracing as the number of cases continue to rise. There are 208 active cases, 13 people […]