Vaccines are rolling out Dr. Erin Huebschman and Dr. Kim Perttu were the first two individuals to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Monday at Grant Regional. There were 103 individuals who received the first dose of the vaccine, with a second dose coming in 28 days. There are still area frontline workers who have yet to get a dose due to limited supply.
By David Timmerman
newseditor@tds.net As the calendar is about to turn, so to may be the page turning on the COVID-19 pandemic, as the first batches of the coronavirus vaccine are rolling into southwest Wisconsin. Grant Regional Health Center received its first shipment of Moderna vaccine Monday morning, and began immunizing 103 frontline staff during the mornings at the start of the week.
Jan 9, 2021
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin broke 500,000 positive cases of the coronavirus Friday, two days after the state eclipsed 5,000 dead.
As of Friday, 502,012 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 5,119 have died, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported.
Wisconsin’s death count is the 22nd highest in the country overall and the 32nd highest per capita at 94 deaths per 100,000 people, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Over the past two weeks, the rolling average number of daily new cases has decreased by 170, a drop of 5.6%. The two-week average of new cases has been rising for the past two weeks after a gradual decrease following a peak in mid-November.
MADISON Gov.
Tony Evers today announced the Wisconsin National Guard administered their one millionth COVID-19 test this week, representing a significant milestone in the state’s effort to offer regular, widespread testing statewide.
“This milestone further exemplifies the absolutely vital role the Wisconsin National Guard has played in our state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Gov. Evers. “This has been the longest activation of the Guard in state history and yet day in and day out the Guard answers the call to help their neighbors and communities. Whether through testing, working at the polls on election day, helping local governments, or assisting in our vaccine distribution program, we greatly appreciate their service and dedication to our state.”