COVID-19 in Wisconsin
AARP Report: COVID-19 deaths rose, but cases fell, in nursing homes through mid-December
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin nursing homes fell slightly in the four weeks ending Dec. 20, but the rate of deaths from the...
Biden rolls out $1.9 trillion emergency package to battle pandemic and economic crises
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden is calling on Congress to approve a sweeping package for economic and pandemic relief with a price tag twice...
Faster-spreading COVID-19 virus strain shows up in Wisconsin
A variant of the virus responsible for COVID-19 has emerged in Wisconsin, the state health department announced Wednesday — one that first appeared in...
GOP lawmakers turn a cold shoulder to Evers special session call for unemployment upgrades...
Updated 1/13/2021, 4:25 PM
Making good on one of his State of the State promises, Gov. Tony Evers unveiled bills Wednesday to revamp the state’s...
With few pharmacies, Wisconsin’s rural counties are forced to get creative to administer COVID...
Florence County is one of just 110 counties nationwide without a retail pharmacy capable of providing immunization services. Five other rural counties in Wisconsin...
Republicans dare Evers to veto their COVID bill
The stripped down state Senate COVID-19 response bill that was given a public hearing on Monday has shed many of the controversial provisions from...
Cops and firefighters will soon get COVID-19 vaccine but Wisconsin still needs more doses
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Monday that the state’s police officers and firefighters will be eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine as...
Biden: “Irresponsible” of Republicans to refuse masks while sheltering during Capitol riot
WASHINGTON—President-elect Joe Biden on Monday chastised GOP lawmakers for refusing to wear masks while they were held in a safe location as a violent...
LeMahieu vs. Vos on COVID-19 bill, and their relationship
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu plans to bring forward a new COVID-19 response bill today that is “thinner” than the 44-part bill advanced by...
The science on COVID-19 and the classroom
As a new semester gets underway, conflicts continue over whether schools can safely return to in-person instruction as COVID-19 remains widespread.
But in the face...
The Wisconsin Examiner is tracking daily developments in the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, with data from the state Department of Health Services (DHS).