Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin’s COVID-19 vaccination rate increased relative to other states over the past week and demand continues to far exceed supply, with roughly one dose delivered to vaccinators for every four requested.
Last week alone, nearly 300,000 doses were requested by Wisconsin vaccinators, but the federal government delivered only about 77,000 doses, Julie Willems Van Dijk, deputy secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, said Tuesday. That’s about 27% of the amount requested.
“I know it sometimes feels like a broken record to hear us saying over and over again, ‘We need more vaccine, we need more vaccine, we have people who want it, we have vaccinators ready to give it, ” Willems Van Dijk said. “But that is the bottom line: We need more vaccine.”
Wisconsin DHS: Coronavirus cases up 1,177; deaths up 14
By FOX6 News Digital Team
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MILWAUKEE - The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin rose by 1,177 Wednesday, Feb. 3, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) reported, for a total of 545,437.
There have been 5,951 deaths in the state, with 14 new deaths reported by state health officials Wednesday.
Of the positive cases, 24,554 have required hospitalization (4.5%), while 522,361 have recovered (95.8%), making for 16,966 active cases (3.1%).
More than 2.5 million people have tested negative. More than 3 million have been tested.
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As for the COVID-19 vaccine, DHS officials reported as of Wednesday, Feb. 3 that 613,247 doses have been administered.
Some eviction filings continue in Milwaukee despite moratorium
Some eviction filings continue in Milwaukee despite moratorium
This week, protesters gathered outside S2 Real Estate in Milwaukee to object to the company’s eviction filings amid the pandemic.
MILWAUKEE - This week, protesters gathered outside S2 Real Estate in Milwaukee to object to the company’s eviction filings amid the pandemic.
Despite a federal moratorium on evictions in effect through March 31, S2 Real Estate has filed for 82 evictions since September. It has approximately 550 tenants in the Milwaukee area. What we re most concerned with is stopping evictions in their tracks right now, said Robert Penner of the Milwaukee Autonomous Tenants Union (MATU), which organized the protest.
Winona waits on anticipated vaccine shipments (2/3/2021)
A small number of available COVID vaccines are trickling out to a huge population of people eager to get them, while state distribution plans continue changing from week to week. Winona Health is on a list of locations state officials said will receive vaccines earmarked for seniors, but the local clinic said it hasn’t gotten any more doses yet.
Winona: On the list, but no doses yet
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) leaders announced on Monday the state would ship 35,000 doses of vaccine this week to over 100 local clinics and hospitals across the state for distribution to Minnesotans aged 65 and older. Winona Health is the one facility in Winona County on the state’s vaccine locator map (mn.gov/covid19/vaccine/find-vaccine/locations/index.jsp). MDH Commissioner Jan Malcom said facilities on that map would receive doses for seniors this week, but Winona H