COVID-19 Update - Friday, November 20th

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 near-daily update on the COVID-19 public health emergency and posting to our website and 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.

Governor Tony Evers declared a new public health emergency in Wisconsin today due to the spread of COVID-19 in our state overwhelming our hospitals and healthcare system. Executive Order #95 is available HERE. Emergency Order #1 is available HERE. Both orders are effective immediately and will expire after 60 days or with a subsequent superseding order.

Emergency Order #1, a new face covering order, requires Wisconsin residents ages five and older to wear a face covering when they are indoors or in an enclosed space with anyone outside their household or living unit. The order is effective immediately, and expires on January 19, 2021.

Governor Evers announced today an additional $70 million in the second round of the “We’re All In” small business grants, bringing the second round total to $120 million to be invested in Wisconsin small businesses, and the total investments in the “We’re All In” grant program to $185 million.

Mental health experts will be discussing how to cope during the COVID-19 pandemic and staying resilient on Monday, November 23rd at 3pm on the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Facebook page.

COVID-19 Community Testing Sites

WAUKESHA COUNTY

WHAT: Drive thru COVID-19 testing
WHERE: Waukesha County Expo Center (1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha, WI)
WHEN: Tests will be administered during the following hours, or until the 300 tests per day have been administered,
Mondays & Wednesdays: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Fridays: 9 a.m. – 4p.m.

More information HERE.

MILWAUKEE COUNTY

MKE Co COVID-19 Testing 11-12-2020.jpg Testing is available at Milwaukee Health Department’s Northwest Health Center, 7630 W. Mill Road, and Southside Health Center, 1639 S. 23rd St. Hours are 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Wednesdays.

A consolidated, centralized community testing location at Miller Park is now open for COVID-19 testing. Hours are Monday through Friday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday hours begin on 11/21.

More information can be found HERE.

Free, rapid-results COVID-19 tests are now available for community members at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. For more information, click HERE.

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.

Statewide

344,945 confirmed cases (increase of 6,473*)

33.8% of total tests are positive, by person (for 11/20)

15,526 hospitalizations (4.5% of cases- increase of 190)

266,280 recovered cases (77% of all cases)

2,062,191 negative test results (increase of 12,665)

2,954 devastating deaths (increase of 78)

23 patients at Alternate Care Facility at State Fair Park

14th District Counties

Milwaukee - 60,210 confirmed cases
Waukesha - 23,175 confirmed cases

*Changes over yesterday

Forward together,