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BROWN COUNTY Approximately one out of every ten people in Brown County has contracted COVID-19 in the past year.
Brown County Public Health has been tracking all confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county since April 2020.
On March 10, 2021, the running tally of COVID-19 cases reached 2,510. This represents over 10% of Brown County’s population. The county hit this 10% milestone at roughly the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 forcing most of the country into quarantine.
The majority of Brown County residents who contracted COVID-19 have recovered. Currently, Public Health is counting 62 known active COVID cases in isolation.
Brown County Public Health is only able to count laboratory-confirmed cases. Public Health Director Karen Moritz said those who are asymptomatic were unlikely to test and some with symptoms might not have sought treatment.
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Staff photo by Clay Schuldt
The Brown County Public Health office, above, received more COVID-19 vaccines
this week than ever before, and is encouraging those 65 and older to sign up
for vaccinations.
BROWN COUNTY This week Brown County received more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine than ever before.
Brown County Public Health Director Karen Moritz said the county received 1,475 doses of the vaccine this week. This is a significant increase. Moritz said last week, less than a thousand doses were distributed to the county.
“We’re making progress,” Moritz said. Last week Hy-Vee in New Ulm and Thrifty White in Springfield received does of the vaccine, joining Public Health, New Ulm Medical Center (NUMC) and Sleepy Eye Medical Center (SEMC) in delivering the vaccine to the public.
By Robert Kennedy
Feb 12, 2021 3:32 AM
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Walgreens locations in Wisconsin will receive doses of coronavirus vaccine directly from the federal government under a program launching this week.
“Step by step we will get there,” said Wisconsin Health Services deputy-secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk during Thursday’s DHS briefing.
State officials say 178 Walgreens locations will receive 17,800 doses of Moderna vaccine to begin with. The Federal Retail Pharmacy Program will expand as more vaccine supply becomes available.
These doses are in addition to what the state already allocates on a weekly basis from the federal government.
“What I can tell you about the number of doses is another 18,000 doses a week is another 18,000 doses towards our target,” said Van Dijk.
BROWN COUNTY Brown County commissioners unanimously approved local road improvement programs in Stark and Stately Townships Tuesday.
A resolution to sponsor, apply and administer Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) funds for a realignment on 220th Street came on a motion by Commissioner Scott Windschitl, seconded by Jeff Veerkamp.
The project realigns 220th Street away from the eroding Cottonwood River banks. The street currently runs along the south side of the Cottonwood River for about 2,000 feet. The river turns north in the area, creating south bank erosion.
Over the years, bank sloughs resulted in the river nearing the right of way of 220th Street in several locations. The next big bank slough will get into the right of way or take part of the road. The river is nearly 50 feet below the road.