Not to be a bummer or anything, but Wis. hit a new record for the most COVID-19 cases today- 1,470

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With 1,470 new cases, the latest daily count eclipsed Wednesday’s numbers. Roughly a third of those were confirmed in Dane County.

Dane County has had more than 1,200 new cases in the past week, with Thursday alone reaching a new single-day high of 456. Public Health Madison & Dane County believes up to 85% of Thursday’s cases could be tied back to students and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

On Wednesday night, UW-Madison put two of its residence halls in quarantine and shifted to online instruction for at least the next two weeks. Public health officials said the decision to isolate students wasn’t an easy one to make.

“Lots of people living in congregate living facilities will increase and potentially hasten spread of illness among this population, while returning home has the risk of introducing illness in other communities,” said Christy Vogt, Health Education Coordinator for PHMDC.

https://www.channel3000.com/wisconsin-hits-new-record-for-most-covid-19-cases-in-single-day/

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1. Students at bars

Now they are all running home to their parents rather than be stuck in their dorm rooms. That's going to go well.

Tommy Thompson and the Chancellor could not have botched this much more.

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2. So many people not wearing masks... it's crazy

Businesses, not wearing masks.

The only consistent place wearing masks are grocery stores.

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3. What did UW-Madison think was going to happen?

They just wanted their tuition $. What good will putting 2 residence halls in quarantine do? Idiots. Mask usage is a joke. Most people either don’t wear one or have dicknoses. I’m so fed up with people.

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4. I am already bummed out

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5. Following record-setting day, Wisconsin reports 1,353 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths

For the third day in a row, Wisconsin health officials reported more than 1,300 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 throughout the state.

Saturday's 1,353 positive cases made up 11.6% of the 11,624 test results reported by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Of tests conducted over the previous seven days, 13.2% were positive for COVID-19.

Positive tests reported on Thursday, Friday and Saturday totaled 4,269, marking the highest number of positive tests over a three-day period in Wisconsin. On Thursday, a record high 1,547 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported. The following day saw 1,369 new positive tests, the third highest single-day total, according to DHS.

Deaths due to COVID-19 passed 1,200 on Saturday, as the state health department reported 12 more people have died, bringing Wisconsin's total number of deaths to 1,209.

https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/2020/09/12/wisconsin-coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-pass-1-200-1-353-new-cases/5778749002/