COVID-19 variant strains driving Wisconsin case rise
COVID-19 variant strains driving Wisconsin case rise
Health officials said it is only a matter of a few weeks before the U.K. variant becomes the dominant strain in Wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE - In the race against COVID-19, a new opponent is gaining steam in Wisconsin.
More people are being vaccinated, but Wisconsin health officials say the state is also seeing a steepening increase in cases.
Health officials said it is only a matter of a few weeks before the B.1.1.7 variant also known as the U.K. variant becomes the dominant strain in Wisconsin. The CDC director said Wednesday that B.1.1.7 is already the dominant strain nationally.
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Wisconsin agency woefully behind on virus data cleanup
SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin is “woefully behind” in cleaning up COVID-19 data and a renewed emphasis it has placed on making sure its case counts are more accurate has resulted in swings in previously reported numbers, state health officials said Wednesday.
There s a concern the public won t understand why the numbers are changing, state Department of Health Services officials told The Associated Press, even though they said it s part of a routine process that fell behind in the fall as COVID-19 cases were spiking.
“I think it’s fair to say we’re woefully behind in some of that cleanup work,” said Julie Willems Van Dijk, deputy secretary of the department.