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New COVID variant, BA.2, detected in Wisconsin

From TMJ4:

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COVID-19

By: TMJ4 Web Staff

Posted at 1:40 PM, Jan 31, 2022

 

and last updated 1:40 PM, Jan 31, 2022

A new COVID variant has been discovered in Wisconsin. It's called BA.2.

Dr. Ben Weston, the chief health policy adviser for Milwaukee County, Tweeted the new variant. According to his Tweet, BA.2 is more transmissible than the original omicron variant, but it doesn't appear to be more severe. It's unclear where this new variant was detected in Wisconsin.

There are still many unknowns about the new variant.

According to CNBC, about half of states in the U.S. have reported cases of this new variant.

From: https://www.tmj4.com/news/coronavirus/new-covid-variant-ba-2-detected-in-wisconsin

Two basketball coaches were taken to the hospital after a fight between AAU teams at Germantown High School, police say

From JSOnline:

Cathy Kozlowicz

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Two coaches were sent to the hospital after suffering injuries during a fight between two girls basketball teams at Germantown High School this week, police said in a news release.

According to a WISN (Channel 12) report, a coach punched a 15-year-old girl during the fight. 

According to a news release from Germantown police: 

Ten people were involved in the fight during the independent basketball league game at 2:17 p.m. July 22. The fight ended when police arrived. Four people who are believed to have been involved left the area when police arrived. 

The remainder of the basketball tournament was canceled and the investigation is ongoing. 

No arrests have been made.

The teams and league involved were not identified by police, but according to a WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) report, the Milwaukee-based Wisconsin Playground Elite and the Appleton-based Wisconsin Blizzard were involved. The tournament was hosted by the Wisconsin Lakers. The tournament was not sanctioned by the AAU. 

The Great Lakes Classic basketball tournament that included Wischonsin Playground Elite was scheduled for July 22-23 at Germantown High School. 

Read more: https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/northwest/news/germantown/2020/07/24/aau-basketball-fight-germantown-two-coaches-taken-hospital/5500722002/