Wisconsin flu activity surges over holidays, following national trend

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Madeline Heim

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Flu activity spiked across Wisconsin over the holidays, with nearly 1 in 10 people visiting an emergency room the week of Dec. 21-27 having an influenza diagnosis, almost double the week prior.

New respiratory illness data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services show flu activity in the state was classified as "very high" that week, up from "moderate" the week before.

Such an increase is typical as people travel and gather together for the holidays. But it's a warning sign of what could be a tough flu season ahead, driven largely by a new variant of the influenza A virus known as H3N2 subclade K.

Over 620 people were hospitalized across Wisconsin with the flu the week ending Dec. 27, data show, more than a two-fold increase from the week prior. The majority were residents ages 65 and older.

Wisconsin is not alone. Flu cases are surging around the U.S., with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating at least 7.5 million illnesses, 81,000 hospitalizations and 3,100 deaths from the flu so far this season as of Dec. 20. The number of illnesses recorded grew 63% from the week prior.

The 2025-2026 U.S. flu season's severity level is still classified as low, according to the CDC, and health experts caution that it's too early to tell the impact of the new variant. The CDC does predict that influenza activity will continue for several weeks.

In the Milwaukee area, sharply rising levels of influenza A in wastewater – one way health officials measure the spread of respiratory disease – indicate sustained activity.

Last year's flu season was particularly intense in Wisconsin, peaking later in the season with more than 860 people hospitalized with the flu the week of Feb. 8, 2025.

State health officials say the best way to avoid the flu is to wash your hands, stay home if you are sick and get the flu vaccine, available to anyone 6 months and older.

To get vaccinated, residents can check with their doctor, health department, pharmacy or other community clinic. People who do not have health insurance can use programs such as the Vaccines for Children program and Vaccines for Adults program.

More: What to know about influenza A in Wisconsin this flu season

From: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2026/01/02/wisconsin-flu-activity-surges-over-holidays-following-national-trend/87997906007/

McDonald's E. coli outbreak not tied to Wisconsin restaurants

Almost 500 new COVID-19 cases potentially linked to Deer District gatherings

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Vanessa SwalesAlison Dirr

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

With a crowd of about 100,000 fans packed in the Deer District, cheering on the Milwaukee Bucks last month, the game not only produced a long-awaited NBA championship, but also a much-dreaded surge in the number COVID-19 cases across the state.

Milwaukee Health Commissioner Kirsten Johnson said the contact tracing and testing for cases associated with Deer District gatherings are ongoing. She said the Milwaukee Health Department has been working closely with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and has identified almost 500 cases statewide, including Milwaukee, Dane, Ozaukee and Waukesha counties.

The state Department of Health Services reported that 491 people with confirmed or probable cases said they had attended the Deer District or Bucks game "during their exposure or infectious periods" but the department could not say definitively that they caught the virus while viewing the game downtown or elsewhere.

The department also said the figure was likely an undercount.

"We anticipated an increase in positive cases due to the delta variant but 155% increase in one week is distressing," Johnson said.

She urged people to get tested if they have attended any large gatherings.

"I think it is important to recognize that any time there is a large gathering of people, we are going to see the virus spread," Johnson said during a Tuesday COVID-19 briefing.

Health officials said the city has entered into the "extreme transmission" category, and the number of cases has reached 193.2 per 100,000 as of Tuesday.

Officials also raised concerns about statewide hospitalization rates.

"We have four times as many people hospitalized with COVID in Wisconsin as we did one month ago, from 74 individuals to 310 today," said Dr. Ben Weston, director of medical services at the Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management, during the briefing.

Additional action could come from the city, according to Johnson, who said she was working with the city’s Department of Employee Relations on a measure mandating vaccines for city employees, a step taken by Los Angeles, the state of California and New York City.

“We are currently working through what that may look like,” Johnson said.

She did not have a timeframe for implementing such a policy.

Milwaukee Ald. Robert Bauman this week proposed legislation that would require city employees to prove they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or test negative for the virus weekly as a condition of coming to work.

Six other council members previously put forward legislation that would require masks inside if the transmission level in the city reaches 100 or more cases per 100,000 people

The Health Department has issued an advisory that everyone, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks inside when with people outside their households.

Johnson on Tuesday did not rule out a return at some point to capacity limits for bars, restaurants and other venues but said there are no plans at this time to bring the limits back.

The council is on its August recess but there are rumblings about a potential special session this month to take up COVID-related legislation.

Johnson also said that she had been in conversation with multiple entertainment venues about potentially requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to attend events.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that the city would require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for people to come into indoor restaurants, gyms and entertainment venues starting Aug. 16.

From: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2021/08/03/almost-500-covid-cases-linked-milwaukee-bucks-deer-district/5473972001/

Health officials tracking new COVID-19 variant in Wisconsin

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Saudi health worker, Wedad Modaifen collects a swab sample for a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test at drive-through testing center, at King Abdulaziz University in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

By: Associated Press

Posted at 7:18 AM, Jun 17, 2021

 

and last updated 7:18 AM, Jun 17, 2021

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is tracking a new variant of COVID-19 with more than two dozen cases in the state.

The Delta strain has been elevated to a “variant of concern” in Wisconsin.

The strain is fueling the coronavirus surge in the United Kingdom and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is more contagious and more resistant to vaccines.

DHA says the vaccines currently available in the U.S. have been shown to provide some protection against the Delta strain. The department is tracking five other variants of concern in the state.

From: https://www.tmj4.com/news/coronavirus/health-officials-tracking-new-covid-19-variant-in-wisconsin

COVID testing today and Wednesday at Festival Hall

From The Journal Times.com:

Adam Rogan

RACINE — Coronavirus testing administered by the Wisconsin National Guard at Festival Hall this week has been shortened by one day.

Testing will now be available from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. today, Tuesday, Aug. 4,  and Wednesday, Aug.5, with a maximum number of tests administered being 1,000.

Originally, testing was supposed to take place over three days, from Tuesday through Thursday, but Thursday's testing has been canceled, Racine County announced.

Last week in Case High School's parking lot, 1,593 COVID-19 tests were carried out by the Guard.

New hotline

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services now has a "test result hotline" operational for those who have been waiting five days or more for their test results, or if someone wants a copy of their results.

To contact the Wisconsin COVID-19 Results Line, call 866-419-6988. Its hours are 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday.

The results line only can provide results for testing performed at National Guard-run sites.

From: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/covid-testing-today-and-wednesday-at-festival-hall/article_35fcadb0-a553-5ee4-8c94-a3d41e91cbf3.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1

Wisconsin's health agency shelves plans to name businesses tied to coronavirus cases after pushback from industry lobbyists, GOP

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Molly Beck

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

MADISON - The state health agency has shelved plans to post names of businesses and other places connected to at least two cases of the coronavirus after business groups and Republican lawmakers pushed back against the idea.     

The Department of Health Services decided not to post information online about active investigations as early as this week after receiving feedback during and after a call with local health departments during which they conveyed their intention to do so. 

But the agency also said requests for public records could push the agency to release the details anyway, sparking a debate between groups fearful such a list will erroneously label businesses as unsafe and public health officials' desire to help the public protect themselves from the virus. 

The highest number of coronavirus-related investigations in Wisconsin are in facilities unrelated to health care, according to DHS data. As of Monday, DHS is conducting 361 investigations into workplaces and "other settings." 

During the call with local health departments, DHS announced it would post names of businesses with outbreaks starting this week, according to an excerpt of an email from Bonnie Koenig, environmental health services provider at Public Health Madison & Dane County, obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

A spokeswoman for the Dane County health department also confirmed DHS discussed the plan on the call. 

Read more: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/07/wisconsin-shelves-plan-name-businesses-tied-coronavirus-cases-covid-19/5383647002/

In secret recording, Vos says immigrant 'culture' was to blame for COVID-19 outbreak in Racine County

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Patrick Marley and Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

MADISON - Assembly Speaker Robin Vos blamed the culture of immigrant populations for a coronavirus outbreak in Racine County, according to a secret recording of his meeting last month with Gov. Tony Evers.

“I know the reason at least in my region is because of a large immigrant population where it’s just a difference in culture where people are living much closer and working much closer,” the Rochester Republican said of an outbreak in Racine County. 

Vos didn't elaborate on his views during the May 14 meeting. 

Darryl Morin, president of Forward Latino, said Thursday that Hispanics in Racine County are contracting coronavirus at higher rates than others because many of them are essential workers and not because of their "culture." 

He said Vos should apologize and do more to make sure businesses provide safe working environments.

"I understood it to be a rather dismissive remark that immigrants and immigrant lives aren’t as much a concern for the speaker," Morin said.

"Here we have individuals going to work so they can provide for their families. Many of our government officials aren’t sticking up and making sure that these employers are being held accountable to provide safe working conditions."

In an interview Thursday, Vos said he was referring to an outbreak affecting the Latino community that had just occurred in Burlington.

"There’s no need to apologize," Vos said. "This is once again people trying to look and make something out of a conversation that was 'how do we deal with the coronavirus?'"

Vos made the comment about the outbreak as he and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald of Juneau talked to the Democratic governor about how the state should respond to the coronavirus crisis after the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the Evers administration's stay-at-home order.

The call was secretly recorded by Evers' staff and a copy of it was released this week to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel under the state's open records law. Vos and Fitzgerald laced into Evers for the recording, saying he had made it impossible to trust him. Evers was not aware of the recording at the time, according to his spokeswoman.

Vos said the public should focus on the Evers administration breaking norms by recording the call and not Vos' comment about immigrant culture.

"I’m not going to get into this when the story is actually Gov. Evers choosing to secretly record the Legislature and doing it in a way that’s never been done before," Vos said.

Racine County has seen some of the highest levels of coronavirus cases in Wisconsin. There are 69 active investigations into COVID-19 there, including 32 at workplaces, 14 at long-term care facilities and nine at group housing sites, according to the state Department of Health Services.

Latinos are overrepresented among coronavirus victims in Racine County. They make up 13% of the overall population but account for 23% of the confirmed and probable cases in the County, according to the county's health department.

Cases in the county spiked at the end of May and have been falling since then. When Vos made his comment, cases were on the upswing.

There are large gaps in the information about the outbreak in Racine County, however. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has failed to provide data on workplace outbreaks including names of companies and numbers of workers infected and those who have died. 

Morin said Vos' comment was all the more problematic because he made it soon after state Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack drew criticism for saying during oral arguments that the coronavirus had spiked in Brown County because of meatpackers and not "regular folks."

"I think it's very concerning and irresponsible following the comments made by Wisconsin Chief Justice Patience Roggensack here just a few weeks ago that dismissed immigrants as not regular people," Morin said

"You think he would have learned his lesson."

Daphne Chen, Maria Perez and Andrew Mollica of the Journal Sentinel staff contributed to this report. 

Contact Patrick Marley at patrick.marley@jrn.com. Follow him on Twitter at @patrickdmarley.

From: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/11/vos-says-immigrant-culture-blame-covid-19-outbreak-racine-county/5338362002/

No masks. No gloves. No problem. As coronavirus cases soar, carefree day-trippers from Illinois pour in

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Elliot Hughes, Talis Shelbourne and Natalie Brophy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

On the first weekend without any statewide stay-at-home orders, Wisconsin was open for business, and at least along the southern border, people from Illinois poured in.

Hundreds of day-trippers, including many in cars with license plates from the Land of Lincoln, flocked to the tourist haven of Lake Geneva on Saturday.

They shopped, ate lunch, strolled the banks of the lake, went on boat tours and set up picnics.

And outside, at least, there wasn't a lot of social distancing.

Illinois is still locked down to fight the novel coronavirus while Wisconsin is under a patchwork of local regulations after Wednesday's decision by the state Supreme Court to throw out Gov. Tony Evers' safer-at-home order.

“Illinois is closed and we’ve been wanting to get out,” said Castano Penn, a Chicagoan who works at a senior living center and was not wearing a mask Saturday as he strolled the streets of Lake Geneva.

"I know it’s probably bad," he said. "I’m just kind of done with it all.”

But the coronavirus is certainly not done burning its way through the global population.

People enjoy the water at Lake Geneva on Saturday. (Photo: Zhihan Huang / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Wisconsin set a single-day record of cases Saturday as 502 people tested positive for the coronavirus.

The cases reported by the Department of Health Services came from a round of 6,051 COVID-19 tests that were processed. The percentage of new tests that were positive for the virus was 8.3% — slightly higher than the average of around 6% from the previous six days.

This latest round of tests brings Wisconsin's total number of confirmed cases to 12,187, according to the DHS. More than 134,200 people have tested negative for the coronavirus as of Saturday and 453 people have died, eight more than reported Friday.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 2,018 people have been hospitalized, which is around 17% of all positive cases. As of Saturday morning, 361 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19, according to the Wisconsin Hospital Association. Of those hospitalized with COVID-19, 182 are in the intensive care unit.

Downtown Lake Geneva is bustling the first weekend after the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Gov. Tony Evers' safer-at-home order. (Photo: Zhihan Huang / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Read more: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2020/05/16/covid-19-cases-spike-but-wisconsin-crowds-kind-done-all/5207558002/

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Despite rejected permit, organizers forge ahead with Friday rally in Madison to reopen state

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Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Demonstrators wave flags and hold signs for passing motorists on West Bluemound Rd. in front of Brookfield Square shopping mall on Saturday. The gathering was a protest of Gov. Tony Evers' decision to extend the stay-at-home order through May 26. (Photo: Scott Ash/Now News Group)

Despite having their permit rejected by Gov. Tony Evers' administration, organizers of Friday's rally to reopen the state said they plan to move forward with their event on the grounds of the state Capitol in Madison.

"We're going to peacefully assemble," Madison Elmer told the Journal Sentinel Wednesday.

There has been a string of protests against the extension of Evers' safer-at-home order, even as most businesses and residents are following the governor's guidelines. The governor is trying to stem the coronavirus pandemic.

Elmer, who lives in Walworth, said she applied for the permit April 14 and received an email from the state Department of Administration Monday night.

She said the email stated: "Due to do the Wisconsin Department of Health Services safer at home order the permit request is being denied."

There are actually three events planned for Friday in Madison, with all of them set to start at 1 p.m. The group Elmer and others created plan to gather to hear speeches at the Capitol.

A group of business owners is to assemble in Waukesha County in the morning for a caravan to the Capitol.

And a third group, led by Ben Dorr of Minnesota Gun Rights, has called for a "drive-in rally, operation gridlock."

Asked how many people she expected to show up, Elmer said: "This is so hard to tell. It's a really hot topic and lots of people are passionate about it."

"We have a lineup of speakers that include a doctor, a nurse, a couple of small business owners," she said. "We have two farmers lined up to speak on how this is affecting their farms. We're also going to put out a call to action to encourage people to contact their state legislators and local sheriffs."

Bob Tarantino, a Realtor who is organizing the business owners caravan, said anywhere from "dozens to hundreds" could be participating in the drive from Waukesha to Madison.

"The business owners that I talk to on a regular basis, we're kind of all at the end of our rope with Governor Evers' order to keep the state shut down," he said.

Tarantino said it was important to open up soon because businesses are running out of money.

"We want to show support for our business owners," he said.

From: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/22/despite-rejected-permit-organizers-forge-ahead-friday-rally-madison-reopen-state/3003267001/

Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth says he will enforce Safer at Home

From The Journal Times.com:

• JILL TATGE-ROZELL Lee Newspapers
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KENOSHA — Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth said Monday he will not take the same approach as Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling, emphasizing his department will uphold the governor’s Safer at Home order that has been extended through May 26.

“We will follow the rules and laws that come from Madison whether we like them or not,” Beth said. “We’re going to continue to support our county Health Department and work closely with our emergency management partners.”

Beth’s statement came as the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Kenosha County grew Monday to 259, up from 229 Friday. The number of deaths countywide increased from five to six. There have been 1,472 negative tests.

As of Monday, Racine County reported 174 positive cases, 10 deaths and 1,336 negative tests. Walworth County reported 86 positive cases, six deaths and 540 negative tests. Statewide, the number of positive cases grew to 4,499 and the number of deaths reached 230.

The number of cases in Illinois is reportedly much higher. As of Monday, the number of positive cases there was at 30,357 and the number of deaths reached 1,290.

By noon Monday, Lake County, Ill., reported 2,162 confirmed cases and 75 deaths and McHenry County, Ill., reported 340 confirmed cases and 17 deaths. This includes at least 140 cases in Zion, Ill., and at least 30 cases in Antioch, Ill., both of which border Kenosha County.

Extension riles some

The Safer at Home order, extended by Gov. Tony Evers and DHS secretary-designee Andrea Palm last week, resulted in protests over the weekend by those who believe it infringes on people’s Constitutional rights.

In a statement Friday, Schmaling called the measures “overreaching” and said state law “does not have the power to supersede or suspend the constitutional rights of American citizens.”

“I took an oath to uphold the constitutional rights of our citizens and I cannot in good faith participate in the destruction of Racine County businesses or interfere in the freedoms granted to all of us by our Constitution,” the statement reads.

Read more: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/kenosha-county-sheriff-david-beth-says-he-will-enforce-safer-at-home/article_8c65c961-9c42-52bd-b50a-456391265520.html

7 COVID-19 cases appear related to April 7 election, Milwaukee health commissioner says

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Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Voters in line to vote at Riverside High School in Milwaukee for voting on April 7, 2020, after courts ordered Wisconsin to move ahead with in-person voting in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: MIKE DE SISTI / MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL)

Officials have identified seven people who appear to have contracted COVID-19 through activities related to the April 7 election, Milwaukee Health Commissioner Jeanette Kowalik said Monday.

By the end of this week, officials hope to have additional information on the cases that were reported between April 7 and Monday, she said.

That includes an answer to whether any of the seven cases resulted in death and whether the cases were concentrated at any of the city’s five in-person polling locations.

"There needs to be a little bit more analysis so we can connect the dots, that's why case investigation and contact tracing is so important," she said. 

Asked how to conduct contact tracing at polling sites when anyone present was surrounded by numerous strangers, Kowalik referenced doing broad notification for people who were present during a certain time frame.

"As you recall, there were people that were in line for a very long time to get their vote in, so if you figure out around a range of time when someone was there or in the polling sites or in the line, connect to someone who was an actual case, that's when we would do notifications," she said. 

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said about 3,500 voters came to each of the city's five voting sites and dozens of workers were there as well.

"This will tell you why we were so adamant about trying to not have this occur," he said, referring calls to cancel in-person voting. 

Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm said Monday the state’s health agency had not yet seen evidence linking new cases of the virus with the April 7 election. Palm also warned that if cases do exist, symptoms may not have appeared yet.

Tuesday will mark the 14th day since the election —  a time frame epidemiologists agree typically passes before symptoms of a virus infection appear.

The in-person election saw voters standing in line at the city's five polling places, many for hours on end.

Journal Sentinel reporter Molly Beck contributed to this story.

Contact Alison Dirr at 414-224-2383 or adirr@jrn.com. Follow her on Twitter @AlisonDirr.

From: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2020/04/20/coronavirus-milwaukee-7-new-cases-may-tied-april-7-election/5168669002/

Pro-gun activists using Facebook groups to push anti-quarantine protests in Wisconsin and around the country

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Isaac Stanley-Becker and Tony Romm, The Washington Post

A trio of far-right, pro-gun provocateurs is behind some of the largest Facebook groups calling for anti-quarantine protests across the country, offering the latest illustration that some seemingly organic demonstrations are being engineered by a network of conservative activists.

The Facebook groups target Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York, and they appear to be the work of Ben Dorr, the political director of a group called Minnesota Gun Rights, and his siblings Christopher and Aaron. By Sunday, the groups had more than 200,000 members combined, and they continued to expand quickly, days after President Donald Trump endorsed such protests by suggesting citizens should "liberate" their states.

The online activity implies that opposition to the restrictions is more widespread than polling suggests. Nearly 70% of Republicans said they supported a national stay-home order, according to a recent Quinnipiac poll. Ninety-five percent of Democrats backed such a measure in the survey.

The Facebook groups have become digital hubs for the same sort of misinformation spouted in recent days at state capitols — from comparing the virus to the flu to questioning the intentions of scientists working on a vaccine.

Public health experts say stay-home orders are necessary to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has killed more than 35,000 people in the United States. The Trump administration last week outlined three phases for states to reopen safely — guidelines contradicted by the president when he urged citizens to rise up against the rules that heed the recommendations of his own public-health advisers.

"If people feel that way, you're allowed to protest," Trump said Sunday. "Some governors have gone too far, some of the things that happened are maybe not so appropriate."

Read more: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2020/04/19/wisconsin-anti-quarantine-protests-pushed-facebook-activists/5163425002/

Racine County sheriff will not enforce stay-at-home order, says it will have 'dire lifetime consequences'

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Jim Owczarski and Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling (Photo: Colin Boyle/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling issued a statement Friday saying his department would not enforce Gov. Tony Evers' safer-at-home order and said the "overreaching measures" would have dire consequences.

Evers on Thursday extended the safer-at-home order until May 26 in an effort to continue to slow the spread of the coronavirus throughout the state. The decision was met with opposition from Republican leadership in the state Legislature.

"The overreaching measures taken by State government will have dire lifetime consequences for businesses, homeowners, and families," Schmaling's statement reads.

"I took an oath to uphold the constitutional rights of our citizens and I can not in good faith participate in the destruction of Racine County businesses or interfere in the freedoms granted to all of us by our Constitution," he continued.

The city of Racine on Friday reported it reached a new peak in daily cases, with 11 new cases and one death on Thursday.

The city had 77 confirmed cases and three deaths, and the county reported 163 cases and eight total deaths — including two new deaths Friday.

Nearby Milwaukee County reported more than 2,000 cases and 111 deaths from the virus.

Schmaling said his department “will continue to concentrate our resources and efforts at keeping our roads safe and protecting our citizens from criminal activity” but will leave the investigating and enforcement of public health orders to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

Schmaling said he believes Racine County businesses can individually make the “appropriate adjustments in the way they operate” to ensure the safety of workers and patrons. 

“I understand the seriousness of the current health situation and I urge all Racine County citizens to continue to be responsible and to follow the social distancing, mask and hygiene recommendations of the CDC and the Wisconsin DHS,” he said.

Read more: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2020/04/17/coronavirus-wisconsin-racine-county-sheriff-schmaling-says-evers-order-overreaching-dire-consequence/5157229002/