COVID-19
Second round of We’re All In Grants will provide $50 million more for small businesses
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) will provide a second round of We’re All In Small Business Grants to distribute an additional $50 million to small businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Tony Evers announced on October 6. The first phase of the program provided more than $65 million in grants to over…
Read MoreMayo Clinic Health System implements no visitor policy in Northwest Wisconsin in response to increasing community spread of COVID-19
EAU CLAIRE – In response to increasing cases of COVID-19 in the communities it serves, Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin will implement a no visitor policy at all inpatient and outpatient facilities, beginning at 6 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 12. This includes hospitals in Barron, Bloomer, Eau Claire, Menomonie and Osseo, as well…
Read MoreDunn County COVID-19 update: contact tracers will always leave a message
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — Do contact tracers leave a voicemail message? “Yes,” said KT Gallagher, director of the Dunn County Health Department and the county’s health officer, during her weekly COVID-19 update on Facebook Live on October 9. One of the questions posed to Gallagher noted that since it is election season, the…
Read MoreDunn County offers social media COVID-19 update
The Dunn County Health Department is sharing more local COVID-19 data related to positive cases such as, their age, gender, and recovery status. This data can be found on the Dunn County Portal and the health department’s social media accounts. The portal data is updated pulling from Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) data at…
Read MoreGov. Evers directs department of health services to limit indoor public gatherings
MADISON — On October 6, Gov. Tony Evers directed Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to issue Emergency Order #3 limiting public gatherings to no more than 25 percent of a room or building’s total occupancy. See full the order and list of exemptions here. This directive is effective at 8 a.m. on Oct.…
Read MoreDC Health Depart issues COVID-19 update
MENOMONIE (October 2, 2020) – COVID-19 is a public health emergency both nationally and locally. Currently, a total of 663 people in Dunn County have been diagnosed with COVID-19, with 196 current active cases. Dunn County has a “very high” case activity and increasing trend in cases averaging over 50 cases a day per 100,000…
Read MoreCOVID-19 update: Dunn County public health system overwhelmed with cases
By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — With 20 to 30 new cases per day of COVID-19, Dunn County’s public health system has become overwhelmed and can no longer conduct certain kinds of contact tracing. Although the Dunn County Health Department has four times the number of contact tracers as there were at the beginning of…
Read MoreColfax urging residents to use common sense for trick-or-treating to avoid spreading COVID-19
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Village Board is urging residents to use common sense while trick-or-treating on Halloween to help with slowing the spread of COVID-19. The Dunn County Health Department is asking that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for Halloween be promoted, said Lynn Niggemann, village administrator-clerk-treasurer, at…
Read MoreDunn County reports first death due to COVID-19
Menomonie, Wisconsin, September 30, 2020 — The Dunn County Health Department (DCHD) confirmed today that a Dunn County resident has died due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The individual was elderly. The DCHD is not releasing any further information out of respect for the deceased and their loved ones. “Our hearts go out to…
Read MoreColfax school board agrees to “stay the course” on mask requirement
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has agreed to continue the mask requirement adopted as board policy on August 5, especially in view of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Dunn County. The requirement for all students, staff and essential visitors to wear masks was approved by the school…
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