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There are 9,590 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of May 8, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 375 cases from the day before.
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University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross says campuses will provide extensive COVID-19 testing for students, faculty and staff in hopes that campuses can resume in-person classes this fall.
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New guidelines designed to help businesses operate safely during the pandemic were announced on May 8 by Gov. Tony Evers.
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During a government meeting on May 7, it was noted that unlike health care providers, many businesses don’t have experience on how to best contain infectious diseases in the workplace, especially an outbreak where many of the facts are still developing.
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Influenza and COVID-19 share several commonalities. They both cause respiratory distress. They both can be transmitted via contact and in droplets. And they both kill.
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Estimates from the University of Wisconsin System administration office show the state's 13 universities and branch campuses are expecting more than $212 million in losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic through the summer semester.
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The small staff at the Crawford County Independent and Kickapoo Scout have adapted their journalistic workflow to keep the news coming despite being mostly sequestered at home.
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Wisconsin's Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund could run out of money by October if unemployment claims keep coming in at the current rate, the state Department of Workforce Development announced May 7.
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There are 9,215 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of May 7, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 314 cases from the day before.
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Milwaukee was hit the hardest by COVID-19, now leaders offer lessons learned as infections across the state increase.