Tag: COVID-19 in WI

  • boosted

    Got my COVID booster today. I know the pandemic is supposedly over, even though the Department of Health Services is reporting that, on average, 5 people in Wisconsin die each day from COVID. It seems likely to me that if there was a serial killer running loose who was bumping off five people every day Read.

  • close contact

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    I spent the night before my wedding anniversary completing audits of two DMV field offices with a coworker. Sitting shoulder to shoulder in a compact car, we drove three hours to Oconto, then an hour or so to Shawano, and then another hour and a half to Wausau. The next day, we drove a little Read.

  • lockdown

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    Dane County is locked down as of today. Indoor gatherings of any number of people are prohibited unless you live with them; outdoor gatherings are limited to no more than 10 people, and then only if you observe distancing and wear masks. The Wisconsin Department of Administration extended restrictions for government workers until April 12, Read.

  • bummer

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    Wisconsin, you’re disappointing the hell out of me. We were doing so well. What the fuck? Read.

  • wtf

    Well this is not good … DHS reported 1,547 positives cases in Wisconsin today. Almost one-third of those (482) were in Dane County, and 395 of the Dane County positives came from the UW-Madison. Open the university, Tommy Thompson said. Great idea, Tommy. Nice going. Good job. (The tip of today’s spike is only at Read.

  • spiked

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    So much for the theory that if you don’t test as much, you don’t get so many new cases. New cases per day in Dane County and in Wisconsin take a massive jump while testing remains flat or decreases. Read.

  • WI DHS update 060420

    From the Wisconsin Department of Health Services web site, updated each day at 2:00 pm: Wisconsin Wisconsin reported cumulative totals of 291,367 negative results and 19,892 positive results, indicating a cumulative total of 299,111 test results have been reported. Yesterday, Wisconsin reported cumulative totals of 279,711 negative results and 19,400 positive results, indicating a cumulative Read.

  • WI DHS update 060320

    From the Wisconsin Department of Health Services web site, updated each day at 2:00 pm: Wisconsin Wisconsin reported cumulative totals of 279,711 negative results and 19,400 positive results, indicating a cumulative total of 299,111 test results have been reported. Yesterday, Wisconsin reported cumulative totals of 263,743 negative results and 18,917 positive results, indicating a cumulative Read.

  • WI DHS update 053120

    From the Wisconsin Department of Health Services web site, updated each day at 2:00 pm: Wisconsin Wisconsin reported cumulative totals of 250,103 negative results and 18,403 positive results, indicating a cumulative total of 268,506 tests have been reported. Yesterday, Wisconsin reported cumulative totals of 242,908 negative results and 18,230 positive results, indicating a cumulative total Read.

  • WI DHS update 053020

    From the Wisconsin Department of Health Services web site, updated each day at 2:00 pm: Wisconsin Wisconsin reported cumulative totals of 242,908 negative results and 18,230 positive results, indicating a cumulative total of 261,138 tests have been reported. Yesterday, Wisconsin reported cumulative totals of 233,588 negative results and 17,707 positive results, indicating a cumulative total Read.

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