COVID cases rising by the dozens for La Crosse County K-12 students
A total of 82 students have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last two and a half weeks, nearly 700 more in quarantine
May 5, 2021 6:10 PM Tyler Job
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LA CROSSE COUNTY (WKBT) – COVID-19 cases in La Crosse County schools are rising by the dozens, sparking concern from health leaders.
A total of 82 K through 12 students in La Crosse County have tested positive for COVID-19 over the last two and a half weeks.
On top of that, 695 more are in quarantine due to being close contacts.
“And that just is a little concerning to us,” La Crosse County Health Department environmental health & lab manager Carol Drury said.
La Crosse County warns of COVID-19 spread in K-12 students
May 5, 2021 1:50 PM Jourdan Vian
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) La Crosse County is experiencing a concerning increase of COVID-19 infections in middle- and high-school students, according to the Coulee COVID-19 Collaborative.
The collaborative made up of the La Crosse County Health Department and Gundersen and Mayo Clinic health systems says there have been 82 positive cases of COVID-19 in K-12 students in the past two weeks in La Crosse County. An additional 695 students have been quarantined due to close contact with COVID-19.
Most of the cases were caused by two COVID-19 variants that are easier spread than others and the collaborative says most cases happen when people are in groups and not following public health guidance on distancing and wearing a mask over nose and mouth.
Fr. James Altman, pastor at St. James the Less Catholic Church in La Crosse, Wis., is seen in his YouTube video. In the clip he attacks Catholics who are Democrats. (CNS/YouTube screen grab)
La Crosse, Wis. A priest in La Crosse has been ignoring COVID-19 gathering restrictions at his masses while warning people that vaccines are useless and anyone who imposes virus-related protocols will burn in the lowest, hottest levels of hell.
The La Crosse Tribune reported April 25 that it had obtained a photo of Fr. James Altman presiding over a crowded Easter service at St. James the Less Catholic Church. The picture shows at least 50 people crowded into the first five rows of pews. They don t appear to be wearing masks.
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A priest in La Crosse, Wisconsin had called COVID-19 safety measures godless and Nazi-esque controls, while the church s recent bulletin offers criticism of vaccines.
Father James Altman of St. James the Less Catholic Church ignored COVID protocols at a recent Easter mass, according to the
La Crosse Tribune and spoke out against rules designed to arrest the spread of the virus.
In a video posted to one of the priest s YouTube accounts on April 5, a large number of parishioners line up for communion the newspaper estimated around 170 people many of whom received the sacrament in their mouths instead of their hands, while many were also not wearing facemasks.
More than 500 lbs of prescription drugs collected at Drug Take Back Day site
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) - Organizers of the National Drug Take Back Day site in downtown La Crosse were busy collecting old and unused medication Saturday morning.
Al Bliss with the La Crosse County Health Department said that 550 lbs. of prescription drugs were dropped off at the site during the three hours of the event.
Approximately 358 vehicles came through the Health and Human Services building parking lot to get rid of the medication.
Elsewhere, the Monroe County Sheriff s Office said they were a part of an event that collected 342 pounds of medications on Saturday.