COVID-19 Information

The AstraZeneca vaccine study began on Tuesday, and the university is looking for 2,000 participants who will be either given a vaccine or a placebo.

The Wood County Health Department reported its third COVID-19 related death Monday.

Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services reported 537 new positive cases of COVID-19 along with 4,562 negative cases, bringing the percent positive of those tested Sunday up to 10.5%, the seven-day average now at 8.3%.

Prevea Health President and CEO Dr. Ashok Rai weighs in on that and what it means for people in Wisconsin, and discusses what the outbreak at Green Bay Correctional Institution means for our community.

It’s not unsurprising for the number of confirmed cases and tests to jump markedly on a Tuesday.

President Donald Trump is set to announce the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients.

The percentage of positive tests on Sunday is 9.4%, a decrease from Saturday’s percentage of 10.9%., continuing an upward trend looking over the past 14 days.

Portage County’s Division of Public Health confirmed its first death associated with COVID-19 on Saturday.

According to Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services daily report, 8,700 COVID-19 test results were gathered for Saturday with 950 positive tests confirmed along with 7,750 negative tests.

Friday was supposed to be the first day of high school football in Wisconsin. Instead, that start has been delayed a month, leaving fields empty.

Technology to combat the Coronavirus now fits in the palm of your hand after Google and Apple teamed up to make a contact tracing system.

Since its launch last Thursday, Marathon County’s online reporting portal for people wishing to submit mask compliance complaints has received 410 reports.

After COVID-19 precautions lead to a beef shortage throughout the United States leading to high cost and demand, experts in the industry say prices are back to a level that can make customers and retailers happy.

During Wednesday’s Department of Health Services COVID-19 press briefing, health officials explained it’s too early to tell whether the mask mandate, which took effect August 1, has had a positive impact on the number of cases reported in Wisconsin.

Sunday’s DHS COVID-19 report showed 685 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Wisconsin with 5,414 tests being returned as negative.

Saturday’s COVID-19 update from the Department of Health Services reported 829 new cases in Wisconsin with 13 new deaths.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) launched a new website on Thursday, Aug. 13 to help people understand where federal COVID-19 funds are going.

There were 943 positive results -- twice as many as Wednesday’s 478 positives even though the state only received about 2,500 more tests.

The Wood County Health Department confirmed Thursday that there was possible COVID-19 exposure at a Wisconsin Rapids golf course.

The Marathon County Health Department’s online mask mandate reporting system went live Thursday.

Aspirus Wausau Hospital is offering advice to parents of newborn babies to help keep their babies safe during the pandemic.

If you're getting back to the gym now, you're probably working out with a mask for the first time. But are there any dangers that go hand-in-hand with that?

Wausau Aspirus Hospital Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Dawne Suehring said because of the pandemic, more people are staying at home relaxing which has led to a decline in premature births.

It’s been a week since the statewide mask mandate ordered by Governer Evers has been implemented, and people have had time to digest it. Local businesses have mostly seen positive responses.

A total of 13,162 people were tested within the past 24 hours. State health officials say they have now tested 1,046,878 people.

The Wood County Health Department has requested assistance from the Wisconsin National Guard to scale up COVID-19 testing in the area.

Portage County and Marathon County are setting up an online reporting system to report mask mandate violations. Lincoln County is also considering one. That makes four counties- Portage, Marathon, Lincoln, and Clark-- in central Wisconsin who are creating, have created, or are considering an online reporting system.

Wisconsin DWD is still dealing with a backlog of unemployment benefit claims. Meanwhile, Congress struggles to agree on a second Coronavirus Relief Package.

You and your friends and family may have very different comfort levels when it comes to gathering during the pandemic.

As universities across the nation prepare to begin classes for the Fall semester amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the UW System announced Thursday it will be implementing a new plan thanks to funding from the Federal CARES Act and an allocation of approximately $32-million from the office of Governor Tony Evers.