COVID 19 Related Stories
31 March 2020 News
COVID 19 Cases Top 1200 In Wisconsin
The number of COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin now tops 1,200. The state’s Department of Health Services Monday reported 109 new cases for a total of 1,221 positive cases and 14 deaths. The state also says 15,856 tests have come back negative. In Winnebago County 11 people have tested positive, 183 negative and 102 test results are pending. Fond du Lac County has had 22 test positive with 2 deaths. Dodge County has 8 cases, Marquette County 2 cases, and Waupaca County 1 case and 1 death.
FDL County Board Holds Special Meeting
The Fond du Lac County Board will hold a rare second meeting tonight. The Board of Supervisors usually meets once a month, but all four items on the agenda are tied to the COVID-19 outbreak and response to it. The meeting kicks off with an update from Public Health Officer Kim Mueller on COVID-19. She will provide that via telephone. The 6 p.m. meeting at the legislative chambers of the Fond du Lac City-County Government Center can be watched on Spectrum cable access channels and is carried on the County’s website.
Unemployment Numbers Surging
The state’s Department of Workforce Development is coping with a huge increase in the number of people filing for unemployment benefits. DWD officials say 115,679 state residents filed unemployment applications last week and the Unemployment Insurance Division received more than 1.5 million calls. At times they were receiving 160 calls per second overloading the system. The department increased its technology capacity and has hired more call center workers. Anyone who needs to file is asked to apply online.
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