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Growing percentage of COVID-19 cases are BA.4.6

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 26, 2022 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories | 0 |

BA.4.6 is making up a growing proportion of COVID-19 cases in a six-state region that includes Wisconsin, according to federal data updated Friday.

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CDC recommends public indoor masking in Lincoln, Wood counties

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 23, 2022 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories | 0 |

Federal health officials on Thursday recommended public indoor masking in Lincoln and Wood counties due to high COVID-19 community levels.

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COVID-19 cases decline

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 19, 2022 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin’s average for daily COVID-19 cases declined at the end of last week, per state data updated Friday. But the rate was still higher compared to the prior week.

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CDC recommends mask wearing indoors in public in eight counties

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 16, 2022 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories | 0 |

Federal health officials on Thursday recommended public indoor masking in eight Wisconsin counties, up five from last week.

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Poll takes voters’ temperature on COVID-19, abortion

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 15, 2022 | Abortion, Coronavirus, Top Stories | 0 |

Half of registered voters in a poll released Wednesday approved of how Gov. Tony Evers handled the COVID-19 pandemic, while 42 percent disapproved.

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COVID-19 variant proportions remain mostly unchanged

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 15, 2022 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories | 0 |

COVID-19 variant proportions in the six-state region that includes Wisconsin are mostly unchanged, according to federal projections released this week.

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Wisconsin in better place with COVID-19, but threat of new variants looms

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 14, 2022 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin is in a better and safer place than it has been when it comes to COVID-19, but that could change if the virus evolves in a more dangerous direction and people don't get new boosters, experts said Tuesday.

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COVID-19 cases tick up over weekend

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 13, 2022 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories | 0 |

The seven-day average for daily confirmed COVID-19 cases rose over the weekend, according to state data updated Monday.

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COVID-19 cases level off after decline

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 12, 2022 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories | 0 |

The state’s average for daily new COVID-19 cases leveled off at the end of last week, after declining in previous days, according to recent state data.

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CDC recommends mask wearing indoors in public in three counties

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 9, 2022 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories | 0 |

Three Wisconsin counties—Florence, Jackson and Marinette—are at the level that federal health officials recommend people mask indoors in public spaces. That’s down from 10 last week.

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CDC projections show BA.4.6, BA. 5 making up more COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin, nearby states

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 7, 2022 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories | 0 |

The BA.4.6 subvariant made up 6.7 percent of COVID-19 cases in the six-state region that includes Wisconsin last week, according to projections released Tuesday.

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