Another week, and COVID-19 numbers keep rising in Wisconsin, to its highest level yet. Between July 6 and July 13, there were nearly 4,900 new positive tests for the coronavirus in the state. Nearly 35% of those positive tests came in Milwaukee County, and the two largest counties in Wisconsin have both seen sizable jumps in cases in late June and early July.
Those recent breakouts help to explain why both Dane County and the City of Milwaukee have put in mandatory mask requirements that took effect this week.
But the COVID-19 increases are happening in several parts of the state outside of those 2 populous counties. For example, 5 mid-size counties in southern Wisconsin each had more than 100 new cases in the most recent week.
And while Brown County continues to have the highest rate of infections in Northeastern Wisconsin, the other two large-population counties in the Fox Valley are having significantly more cases than they dealt with in April and May.
COVID-19 is also increasingly prevalent in smaller communities of Wisconsin. Here's a sampling of stories that were on the Wheeler Report today.
"COVID-19 hospitalizations rising in Rock County."
"Testing in Abbotsford identifies 31 positive coronavirus cases."
"Marinette County: Area experiencing ‘surge’ of COVID-19 cases."
"COVID-19 numbers rise in Sauk County."
Boy, sure seems like it would be a good time to have a coordinated, vigorous response with statewide standards to crush this resurgence of COVID-19. And possibly some kind of ability to keep people at home as much as possible in all corners of the state. Oh wait, OUR SUPREME COURT SAID WE COULDN'T DO THAT.
How's this working out for us? You think this COVID resurgence and the related drop in consumer spending is going to help our economy going forward? C'mon WMC, C'mon Bradleys! You wanted the
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