COVID-19 Update - Thursday, May 21st

In order to support your families being able to take a deep breath, turn away from constant news updates, and create a new temporary normal, my office will continue sending a daily update on the COVID-19 public health emergency and will post online on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

It is my hope that one reliable update each day will allow you to take a deep breath, oversee all that is happening in your own life and home, and have a reliable source of news you can count on to be up to date and accurate. As always, previous updates are on our website and linked beneath the graphic below.

My greatest concerns right now are your lives and livelihoods. We are working hard to keep you and your loved ones safe, and to fight for our small businesses in an unprecedented crisis.

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Past email updates can be found HERE

Long-Term Care & Emergency Providers - CARES Act
WI Cares - Health_2.png Today, Governor Evers announced a $100 million grant program to support providers most at-risk for financial hardship during the COVID-19 public health crisis. The providers targeted for financial assistance include emergency medical services, home and community-based services, and long-term care providers such as skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities.

This program is part of the $1.9 billion of federal CARES Act funding Wisconsin received.

For more information, read the full announcement HERE.

Wauwatosa Small Business Assistance - "Tosa Restarts"

The City of Wauwatosa announced a new loan program called "Tosa Restarts" to help small businesses during this time of uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and to move forward with a safe, phased reopening.

More information about the Wauwatosa loan program can be found HERE.

Independence Day Events - Cancelled

Independence Day activities, include parades and fireworks, have been cancelled in Brookfield and Wauwatosa due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

More information can be found HERE for Brookfield, and HERE for Wauwatosa.

Department of Health Services Updates

For daily updated information on COVID-19 in Wisconsin, visit the DHS website HERE.

Updates on the Badger Bounce Back plan gating criteria can be found HERE.

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COVID-19 CASES

Statewide

13,885 confirmed cases (increase of 472)

5% of total tests are positive (for 5/21)

2,218 hospitalizations (16% of cases- increase of 57)

163,238 negative test results (increase of 8,938)

487 devastating deaths (increase of 6)

14th District Counties

Milwaukee - 5,556 confirmed cases (increase of 183)
Waukesha - 527 confirmed cases (increase of 13)

Forward together,