The current flare-up in coronavirus cases in Rock County and elsewhere is largely due to the prevalence of the virusâs delta variant. According to the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, delta cases in the state on Aug. 3 reached 373, which amounted to an increase of 150% over the previous week.
One of the reasons for the spike in overall COVID-19 numbers is the low rate at which people are getting vaccinated. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported that from Jan. 1 to July 22, 98% of COVID-19 cases were among those who were unvaccinated.
While the vaccines are not 100% effective in preventing someone from contracting the virus, so-called breakthrough cases are extremely rare. Nick Zupan, epidemiologist for the Rock County Health Department, said only 100 vaccinated local residents contracted COVID-19 since the vaccine was rolled out.
Wisconsin s seven-day rolling average COVID-19 cases hits 1,000
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Newborn screening for rare diseases caught up in red tape
Newborn screening for rare diseases caught up in red tape
The call to test newborns for rare, but treatable diseases is growing. A FOX6 investigation finds the bureaucratic marathon proposed rules must endure could result in deadly delays.
MILLADORE, Wis. - The call to test newborns for rare but treatable diseases is growing. However, the process for approving those diseases is long and cumbersome. A FOX6 investigation finds the bureaucratic marathon proposed rules must endure could result in deadly delays.
By the time Gwendolyn Clubb was born in August 2017, her parents already had five other seemingly healthy children, so the big family from the tiny Wisconsin village of Milladore was not prepared for the call they received about a week after she was born.
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Montgomery: Alabama public health officials are warning people to avoid eating any fish from some state waterways because of contamination. The state Department of Public Health issued its latest fish consumption advisories this month. They are based on nearly 500 samples of specific fish species taken during the fall of 2020 from 41 bodies of water, health officials said. Restrictions on consumption are broken down by waterbody and presented as the safe number of meals of a species that can be eaten in a given period of time. In some locations, people are advised to avoid all fish. Mercury is often cited as the fish contaminant of concern.
Gator attack, daring plane landing, salmon surging: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports © CATIE WEGMAN/TCPALM A female alligator measuring more than 8-feet long, pictured on top, was captured alive at Halpatiokee Park after it bit a man who fell from his bicycle. Two other gators in the bin were from residential stops trapper John Davidson made before arriving at the park.
Alabama
Montgomery: Alabama public health officials are warning people to avoid eating any fish from some state waterways because of contamination. The state Department of Public Health issued its latest fish consumption advisories this month. They are based on nearly 500 samples of specific fish species taken during the fall of 2020 from 41 bodies of water, health officials said. Restrictions on consumption are broken down by waterbody and presented as the safe number of meals of a species that can be eaten in a given period of time. In some locations, pe
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