Gov. Tony Evers has reiterated his disappointment at a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that struck down his administration's "Safer at Home" order. With it invalidated, county public health officers are now effectively in charge of the state's COVID-19 response.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has started releasing the names of skilled nursing homes with current COVID-19 investigations. The agency lists 38 active investigations, with a cluster in the southeastern part of the state.
As the state continues to increase COVID-19 testing, the Wisconsin National Guard will provide 25 teams to help the effort. Guard members will also help fill a shortage of poll workers in the 7th Congressional District special election.
Wisconsin retailers will be able to reopen to five customers at a time under a new order from the Evers administration. The governor said the goal was to allow small businesses to “safely get back to work."
A plan proposed for the University of Wisconsin System would consolidate duplicate academic major programs and share services such as information technology and human resources across campuses, except for UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee.
Gov. Tony Evers' administration has released guidelines intended to ensure consumer confidence in patrons as more businesses aroudn Wisconsin state begins to reopen.
USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue urged meat processing plants to remain open or to submit plans to the department for "near-term reopening." This comes as plants in Wisconsin and around the nation and face workplace-specific outbreaks of COVID-19.
There are 15,584 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of May 25, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 307 cases from the day before.
There are 15,277 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of May 24, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 400 cases from the day before.
There are 14,877 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of May 23, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 481 cases from the day before.
