The first known case of the South Africa COVID-19 variant has been detected in Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Friday.
Covid-19 cases, deaths on the decline in long term care facilities across Wisconsin
March 5, 2021 9:20 PM Naomi Kowles
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Nancy Mueller, 91, took her time in the sun Friday afternoon when stepping outside for an interview. Hailing originally from New York but a transplant to Wisconsin when her husband’s job took her to the Oscar Mayer plant years ago, she’s relied on a strong sense of humor to get her through the last year of Covid-19.
“Keep a sense of humor,” she mused. “It sounds weird, but it helps.”
She’s not wrong. Her approach to getting her first dose of the vaccine was practical. She’s had a lot of shots in her day, and this was just another one–one that would put her a step closer to seeing her family without a window between them again. But she’s cautious about the side effects after the second dose.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and its laboratory partners found a second variant strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in Wisconsin Thursday
Vaccine brings new hope to Wisconsin long-term care facilities
Vaccine brings new hope to Wisconsin long-term care facilities
A new report shows COVID-19 cases in nursing homes across the country have decreased 82 percent since December 20th, 2020
MILWAUKEE - New data point to a dramatic decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths at long-term care facilities.
Residents and staff were among the first groups to begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in Wisconsin. Officials say 155,000 shots have now been administered at facilities in the state.
The group, which includes both skilled nursing and assisted living homes, makes up about 1% of the national population but accounts for 30% of coronavirus-related deaths.
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