Month: March 2020

The Fond  du Lac Senior Center director is warning area seniors about scams involving the new stimulus package.  Cathy Loomans says these scammers prey on the elderly and most vulnerable.   "Especially now because many of these people are isolated looking for anybody that's willing to talk to them,"  Loomans told WFDL news.  "It would be very easy to call, befriend somebody , eventually get them to start trusting you and then […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers and state health leaders say Wisconsin is preparing to open field hospitals in anticipation of a surge in COVID-19 patients, as the number of cases is expected to peak in a week or more. Evers said Monday that, “We are headed into the worst of this.” There have been more than 1,200 confirmed cases of coronavirus infections in the state as of Monday, […]

Commnunity spread of COVID-19 is occurring in Dodge County.  That according to Public Health Officer Abby Sauer.  Sauer says community spread means there are people who have tested positive who have no exposures to a known case nor did they travel to a location where there is known community spread.   Sauer says there are likely more cases in the county that they are able to confirm with a lab test.  “There is simply not […]

There are more confirmed COVID-19 cases in Fond du Lac County and another death.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says three new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Fond du Lac County over the weekend bringing the total number of positive tests to 22.  Mueller says 16 people have recovered from the virus.   The county also recorded it’s second death from the virus.  Mueller says the second death […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Wisconsin are nearing the 1,000 mark. The state Department of Health Services reported Saturday that there were 989 cases of the coronavirus in the state, up from  842 from the day before. The state has officially reported 13 deaths, but local health departments had confirmed 15 deaths as of Friday. Health officials say the number of people with the virus is […]