COVID-19 Archive

Gov. Evers Confirms Two COVID-19 Deaths in Wisconsin Last night, together with state health officials at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), Gov. Tony Evers confirmed two deaths in Wisconsin due to COVID-19. The first death was a male in his 50s from Fond Du Lac County. The second…

DHS released updated numbers this afternoon; The number of positive cases is up to 155 in Wisconsin, up from 106 in yesterday’s update. There have been 2,192 negative results (1,577 yesterday) and 1 patient who tested positive in Dane County has recovered.  Link to DHS COVID-19 page Number of Positive…

Governor Evers Issues Emergency Order #7 to Department of Workforce Development regarding Unemployment Insurance Emergency Order #7 waives the work search requirement and modifies the availability requirements for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits for workers impacted by COVID-19.  Specifically; Emergency Order #7 waives the requirement that UI claimants conduct at least…

DHS Issues Emergency Order #6 related to Child Care Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers today directed Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm via Emergency Order #6 to restrict the size of all child care settings. According to the Order; Centers may not operate with more than 10 staff present…

Executive/Legislative Action of Note: Gov. Tony Evers is expected to issue an executive order today to speed up unemployment benefits for workers affected by the COVID-19. According to a press release by DWD, the Executive Order will waive work search requirements and modify the availability requirements for unemployment insurance benefits…

Update #10 (3-17-20 p.m.) In a press conference this afternoon Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm announced that there is evidence of community spread in Milwaukee, Dane and Kenosha counties and therefore they are recommending more aggressive measures to halt the spread. “Community spread” means that there are people…