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|By WBAY news staff
The mu variant has been around for 9 months but has not spread like the delta variant.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 3:42 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
Wisconsin’s hospitals report 90.6% of their beds are in use, including 93.3% of ICU beds.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 3:36 PM CDT
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New data show the unvaccinated were 11 times more likely to die from COVID-19 in August and filled 9 times as many hospital beds.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2021 at 6:11 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
The hospital system says it is nearing staffed-bed capacity to care for inpatient COVID-19 patients.
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Updated: Sep. 14, 2021 at 3:41 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
Green Lake County joins 8 other counties in our area with half of the population getting vaccinated
Updated: Sep. 14, 2021 at 3:06 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
Evers’ administration announced the mandate Tuesday.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2021 at 7:31 AM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
Prevea Health President & CEO Dr. Ashok Rai joined us on Action 2 News This Morning to talk about the timeline for those boosters and possible approval of pediatric shots.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2021 at 3:41 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
70% of Wisconsin’s women and 62.5% of men received at least one dose.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2021 at 3:12 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
More than 30,000 people work in executive branch jobs across the state.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2021 at 6:14 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
An exact reopening date has not been provided as of this time, however health officials are aiming to reopen the testing site later this week.
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Updated: Sep. 10, 2021 at 5:40 PM CDT
|By Annie Krall
The new national rule could affect up to 80 million Americans - some two-thirds of the country’s workforce, according to the White House. All federal employees and contractors will now be required to get the shot and no longer have the option to be tested regularly.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2021 at 5:23 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
The Oshkosh school district says two of the cases were likely transmitted at school.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2021 at 5:07 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
66.5% of adults and 50% of 16- and 17-year-olds have received at least one dose.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2021 at 7:16 AM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
The school is for students with special needs and disabilities.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2021 at 3:39 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
The 32 deaths are the most added to the toll in one day since the end of July.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 10:09 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
The school district says 92 students were absent for COVID-related reasons Wednesday, including 50 in preschool through 5th grade.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 7:02 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
The increase likely will be the largest percentage jump since 1972 if the preliminary data holds.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 5:55 PM CDT
|By Brad Spakowitz and WBAY news staff
Before there were COVID-19 vaccines, doctors were noticing a correlation between a patient's vaccination history and how well they fought their bodies virus.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 3:54 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
But the Department of Health Services says case numbers show “no significant change” over the course of a two-week period.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2021 at 5:23 PM CDT
|By Brittany Schmidt
According to Wisconsin Poison Control, there have already been 17 cases of Ivermectin poisoning this year in the state.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2021 at 4:04 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
Cases, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations are all down after the holiday. Plus, we look at how Wisconsin compares to its neighboring states.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2021 at 7:29 AM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
A committee is set to meet on approval of a booster shot for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2021 at 10:01 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
Wisconsin health officials say the state saw a sharp increase in the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 during the Labor Day weekend.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2021 at 4:50 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
50% of Winnebago County residents completed the vaccination series, joining five other counties in our area.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2021 at 9:54 AM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
Anyone 12 and up who gets their first dose during this time will receive a $100 reward.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 7:42 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
The 57-year-old from Berlin told doctors he didn’t think he was in any danger living in a small town.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 5:40 PM CDT
|By Annie Krall
Recently, we’ve been following how different school districts are setting various face mask requirements. Middle school is where it can be especially tricky. As can the peer pressure students may face.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 4:28 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
The Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene says every case sample it tested so far from the week of August 23 and the week of August 16 was the delta variant.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 11:18 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
The UW-Madison numbers are comparable to other Big Ten schools.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 7:34 AM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
Prevea Health President and CEO Dr. Ashok Rai says taking ivermectin purchased at farm or vet stores can be dangerous.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2021 at 9:25 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
The state Department of Health Services says the 7-day average of new coronavirus cases in Wisconsin increased Wednesday.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2021 at 10:20 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
The state Department of Health Services says the 7-day average of new coronavirus cases in Wisconsin took a dip Tuesday.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2021 at 4:49 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
The wife of a Wisconsin state senator is speaking out after her husband was hospitalized earlier this month, just days after testing positive for COVID-19.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2021 at 3:41 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
The number of Wisconsinites who aren't vaccinated is declining by almost 7,000 a day.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2021 at 11:38 AM CDT
|By Todd Richmond, Associated Press
Cardinal Raymond Burke is one of the church’s most outspoken conservatives and a COVID-19 vaccine skeptic.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2021 at 5:30 PM CDT
|By Annie Krall
While some regions across the country are struggling with large numbers of unvaccinated seniors, Wisconsin physicians are impressed by the overwhelming majority of people 65+ who listened to their advice and got the COVID-19 vaccine.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2021 at 3:37 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
Wisconsin is now averaging 1,584 cases and 5,505 completed vaccinations per day.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2021 at 7:49 AM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
During a visit to Action 2 News This Morning, Dr. Rai talked about why it is so important to help protect our kids as COVID-19 cases rise in Wisconsin.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2021 at 4:23 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
Wisconsin is nearing 3 million people fully vaccinated, averaging 5,370 people completing their vaccine series each day.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2021 at 4:09 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
Masks will be required in schools for preschool through 6th grade and strongly encouraged in schools for grades 7-12.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2021 at 5:27 PM CDT
|By Emily Matesic
As COVID-19 hospitalizations increase, local health officials are encouraging people to get the vaccine and to mask up - despite vaccination status.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2021 at 3:37 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
Wisconsin is averaging more than 1,400 cases per day. A month ago that number was 310.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2021 at 10:25 AM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
The school district says there are more COVID-19 cases among students now than in the middle of September last year.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 at 8:15 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
54% of the state’s population has now received a dose of vaccine
Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 at 9:30 AM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
Hospitals in Green Bay, Oconto Falls and Sheboygan change their visitor policies, including a limit of 2 visitors and no one under 12.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2021 at 6:14 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
55,662 doses were administered last week, the most since mid-June.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2021 at 5:50 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
Those who get their first shot during this time period will receive a $100 Visa gift card.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2021 at 5:56 PM CDT
|By Shyra Sherfield
At least 70% of the recent calls to the Mississippi Poison Control Center were related to ingesting ivermectin purchased at livestock supply centers.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2021 at 3:40 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff
At its current pace, Wisconsin should reach a milestone Saturday or Sunday of 6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine doses given.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2021 at 2:43 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
The Oneida, Menominee and Ho-Chunk tribes are offering a $500 incentive for vaccinations.