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COVID-19 Update
Dear Neighbor,
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 posting a near-daily update on the COVID-19 public health emergency 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.
In solidarity,
Rep. Robyn Vining
Past email updates can be found HERE
Wisconsin Just Recovery Initiative
Governor Evers announced today with Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), and the Population Health Institute (PHI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, announced the Just Recovery for Racial Equity initiative.
Just Recovery will identify and support strategies for responding to COVID-19, recovery, and building resilience in communities of color by partnering with community-based organizations and local groups, including other government and social service agencies. All media, outreach, and educational materials will be developed in multiple languages and will be distributed simultaneously with English language materials.
$2.6 million will support the Just Recovery initiative. The funding will provide for grants to be awarded to community- based organizations as well as staffing, translation services, and program evaluation administered by PHI.
Read the full announcement HERE.
COVID-19 Cases in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has seen record hospitalizations for COVID-19 this week and today reported the highest single-day death toll since the pandemic began. Officials at the Department of Health Services say we are at a critical moment of the pandemic. Dr. Ryan Westergaard, the Chief Medical Officer for the state, said we are in a crisis right now.
We must continue to wear masks, avoid gatherings and in-person events, and stay home whenever possible to limit the spread of COVID-19.
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
122,274 confirmed cases (increase of 2,319*)
20.2% of total tests are positive (for 9/30)
7,300 hospitalizations (6% of cases- increase of 91)
99,925 recovered cases (82% of all cases)
1,423,247 negative test results (increase of 9,473)
1,327 devastating deaths (increase of 27)
14th District Counties
Milwaukee - 29,149 confirmed cases (increase of 215)
Waukesha - 7,604 confirmed cases (increase of 75)
*Changes over yesterday
Forward together,
Rep. Robyn Vining
Contact Us:
State Capitol
P.O. Box 8953
Madison, WI 53708
PH: (608) 266-9180
TF: (888) 534-0014
Email: Rep.Vining@legis.wi.gov
Web: www.vining.assembly.wi.gov
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