stock.adobe.com Just more than 50% of adults in Milwaukee have received at least their first dose of the vaccine, and about 44% are fully vaccinated.
The city of Milwaukee’s COVID-19 infection numbers continue to show improvement. As of Tuesday, the average positivity rate is just over 2%, which is lower than at any other point during the pandemic. The improvements come even after city officials lifted the mask ordinance and all capacity restrictions because of new CDC guidance for vaccinated people.
While health officials are optimistic, they say there’s more work to do to get everyone vaccinated. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said Tuesday he feels good about the decision to lift the city’s health order that created capacity limits and required masks.
State officials are recommending that those fishing in the lakes and rivers of Madison limit their consumption of certain types of fish, due to high levels of forever chemicals in the water.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued new guidelines Wednesday on how many fish can be consumed if harvested from Starkweather Creek, Lake Monona, Wingra Creek, Lake Waubesa, Upper and Lower Mud Lakes, Lake Kegonsa and the downstream portion of the Yahara River to where it meets the Rock River. The advisories do not impact fish caught in Lakes Mendora or Wingra
18 people test positive for COVID-19 in Northwestern Wisconsin
Two additional deaths and hospitalizations in Douglas County that occurred prior to June 1 were reported in data released Wednesday, June 9.
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A model of the novel coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China in late 2019. U.S. health officials have stated that COVID-19 is expected to become a significant public health concern in the United States. (Illustration courtesy of Centers for Disease Control)
Editor s note: Moving forward, the Telegram will provide a weekly update on COVID-19 cases in the region on Wednesdays, rather than a daily update.
Only six of the new infections have been first reported since Monday, June 7.
From a peak of about 426,000 vaccines given the first full week in April, thatâs fallen to about 105,000 administered over the last week of May, according to data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
âItâs going to take a little more time now and thatâs OK,â LeBeau said. âWeâre in the marathon part.â
They may be moving more slowly along the path to herd immunity, but health officials are taking steps to get there.
âWe all hope to get to a point where COVID doesnât exist,â said Mo Kharbat, regional vice president of pharmacy services at SSM Health. âWe just need to defeat the pandemic by seeing us as a community getting the vaccine.â