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MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- While COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin still remain at critically high levels, numbers are dropping quickly. The Omicron variant surg...

COVID-19 could become endemic by the end of the year, Wisconsin's top medical officer said on Thursday.

Public health providers say precautionary measures masks and physical distancing are still warranted until cases diminish substantially.

WISCONSIN (WAOW)-- Wisconsin health officials say good news could be on the horizon for COVID-19 cases in the state.

COVID-19 could become endemic by the end of the year, Wisconsins top medical officer said Thursday.

Two years in, the pandemic has reshaped our country and the world, and we face yet another phase of the crisis with the omicron variant. What does the path forward look like? The Director of the Rowe Center for Virology Research at the Morgridge Institute, Dr. Paul Ahlquist, will moderate a discussion on where we are, the outlook for moving out of the crisis and into recovery, and how we can manage this new normal going forward.

Wisconsin's top medical officer said COVID-19 could become endemic by the end of 2022, anticipating a stage where case numbers remain fairly constant.

COVID-19 could become endemic by the end of the year, Wisconsin's top medical officer said Thursday.

Wisconsin's top medical officer said COVID-19 could become endemic by the end of 2022, anticipating a stage where case numbers remain fairly constant.

“The phrase endemic, meaning we’ve reached a steady state of transmission, I think that’s likely to happen during this next year,” Dr. Westergaard says.