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Timeline: One year of COVID-19 in Dane County
February 1, 2021 8:58 PM Gabriella Bachara
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MADISON, Wis.– This week marks one year since the COVID-19 pandemic first arrived in Dane County. Here’s a look at what’s happened since.
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“For all of these reasons, I am declaring a public health emergency of international concern over the global outbreak of #2019nCoV.”-@DrTedros
February 5, 2020: The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced the state’s first person with coronavirus. The person was from Dane County and had recently traveled to China. The person went straight from the airport to UW Hospital in Madison on January 30. The person was tested for coronavirus and sent home to isolate. City and county leaders said the risk of the general public contracting the virus remained low.
(WAOW) For over three weeks, Wisconsin has been on a downward trend in newly reported COVID-19 cases, which in turn impacts how many cases are active in the state.
Wisconsin adds an additional 1,095 new COVID-19 cases and reports another 2,087 new negative test results (34% positivity rate). This brings the total of confirmed cases in the state to 520,325.
The seven-day average for newly reported cases falls to 1,291, an average that hasn t been seen since mid-September.
The state is reporting 40 additional deaths, bringing the total of those who have died from the virus to 5,937 (1.1% of all positive cases).
The seven-day average for deaths is now 26.
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