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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Organizers of Milwaukee's Summerfest music celebration are planning to scale back COVID-19 precautions this year.  Festival organizers say guests won't need to wear masks, show proof of a negative COVID-19 test or show proof of vaccination to enter the grounds this year. The move comes as COVID-19 cases continue to trend downward in Wisconsin.  Organizers canceled the festival in 2020 after the pandemic began. Last year they […]

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has confirmed a child in Wisconsin died from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a rare but serious condition associated with COVID-19.  The child lived in southeast Wisconsin and was under 10 years old. There have been 183 MIS-C cases reported in Wisconsin since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first case to result in a death. DHS says it will […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System officials say they plan to end their campus mask mandates by spring break. UW System President Tommy Thompson announced Wednesday that widespread vaccinations and waning case numbers on system campuses and across the state justify the move. Thompson says vaccines and tests will still be available on campus and students and employees can still opt to wear masks if they wish. System […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate has passed measures that push back against COVID-19 vaccine requirements. All four of the GOP bills in Wisconsin approved Tuesday are almost certainly to be vetoed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Republicans who introduced the proposals say they are responding to voters who are fearful of losing their jobs if they don’t get the vaccine. One bill bans so-called vaccine passports. Another […]

As COVID-19 cases continue to drop the Fond du Lac School District is ending masking requirements.  Superintendent Dr. Jeff Fleig says as of today there are only 11 active COVID-19 cases in the district.  "We will end all current masking requirements,"  Dr. Fleig told WFDL news.  "We  will no longer mask classrooms, we will no longer mask a school."   Dr. Fleig says kids need predictability and structure back in their school […]

As COVID-19 cases in Fond du Lac County continue to plummet so do the number of people getting tested for the virus.  Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says only 58 postive cases were reported over the weekend.  Mueller says the number of people getting tested has gone down corresponding with a steady drop in positive cases.   Meanwhile,  there were three more COVID-19 deaths reported in Fond du […]

The omicron variant of COVID-19 was discovered less than three months ago, peaking in Wisconsin last month.   But just as quickly as cases surged across Wisconsin, the decline has been dramatic.  Mo Kharbat is the vice president of pharmacy services with SSM Health Wisconsin Region.  "It spread so fast but then it declined so sharply, so quickly after peaking and it is good for the community,"  Kharbat told WFDL news.  So […]

As COVID-19 cases continue to decline the Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer says she wouldn't be surprised if the virus becomes endemic this year.   Kim Mueller was reacting to comments from the state's top medical officer that COVID-19 likely will reach a stage in 2022 where numbers remain fairly constant.  "I think that's great news,"  Mueller told WFDL news.  "...news  that we've been hoping for for quite a while […]

A grant to improve Fond du Lac County COVID-19 vaccination rates among vulnerable populations through outreach, education and pop-up clinics has been extended.   The Fond du Lac Area United Way received the initial grant through the state Department of Health Services last October  to work with community partners in an effort to reduce barriers to the vaccine and address vaccine hesitancy.  Community partners include the Salvation Army, FDL Literacy, ADVOCAP Head Start,  FDL School District, […]