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COVID-19 testing is moving from Ripon to Fond du Lac.  This  Tuesday,  May 24th,  will be the final day for COVID-19 testing at Alliance Laundry Systems in Ripon.  The site will be open from 10:00am-4:00pm.   On Tuesday May 31st, testing will move to the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds.     All fairgrounds testing (Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays) will be drive-thru and held from 8:00am-4:30pm.  No testing will take place on Monday May […]

COVID-19 testing is moving from Ripon to Fond du Lac.  This coming Tuesday,  May 24th,  will be the final day for COVID-19 testing at Alliance Laundry Systems in Ripon.  The site will be open from 10:00am-4:00pm.   On Tuesday May 31st, testing will move to the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds.   All Fairgrounds testing (Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays) will be drive-thru and held from 8:00am-4:30pm.  No testing will take place on Monday […]

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 this week hit one million, less than two and a half years into the outbreak.   Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says that is a once unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration.  Mueller says it's unimaginable and something we never prepared for.   The number of dead is equivalent to a […]

The World Health Organization is estimating that nearly 15 million people were killed either by the coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems in the first two years of the pandemic.  That is more than double the current official death toll.  The U.N. health agency said in a report that most of the fatalities were in Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller […]

After a steady decline in COVID-19 cases over the last couple of months, the number of daily positive cases in Fond du Lac County is on the rise.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says 60 new cases were reported Tuesday and six people are now hospitalized in Fond du Lac County with the virus.  Mueller says the number of people infected with the virus is likely much higher than […]

Dr. Anthony Fauci has given an upbeat assessment of the state of the coronavirus in the U.S., saying the country is “out of the pandemic phase” on  new infections, hospitalizations and deaths.   Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says it' something that was talked about in the beginning of the year.  "Our medical advisor with the state mentioned at some point during the next year we would likely […]

COVID-19 vaccines stll offer strong protection against severe illness and death,  but Moderna and Pfizer are testing combination shots as a possible new kind of booster.    Fond du Lac County  Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the vaccines now available in the U.S. were made to fight the original version of the virus.  The new vaccine versions being tested are mixes, the original vaccine plus protection against the super contagious omicron […]

Pfizer wants to expand its COVID-19 booster shots to healthy five to 11 year olds.  U.S.  health authorities already urge everyone 12 and older to get one booster dose for the best protection. And those 50 and older have the option of a second booster.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says she expects authorization soon.  "We do know the vaccine wanes after a period of time and so providing […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore says she’s again tested positive for COVID-19. Moore, along with many of Wisconsin’s highest-ranking Democrats, attended Wednesday’s inauguration of Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson. Moore sat next to Gov. Tony Evers at the ceremony. She was wearing a mask. She says she was experiencing mild symptoms associated with the coronavirus and got tested late Wednesday. Moore previously tested positive in December 2020. In January […]