Health officials recommended masking in indoor public spaces in parts of Wisconsin as cases and hospitalizations climbed significantly.
Cases averaged nearly 2,000 a day in a small, steady uptick. Milwaukee County passed 10 percent positivity for the first time in 3 months.
The COVID-19 pandemic burdened hospital services at every level, but a handful of Wisconsin hospitals had high marks in a 2022 study.
More than 6,000 Wisconsin residents terminated a pregnancy in 2020, higher than from 2014 to 2017, a state health services report showed.
A mysterious outbreak of hepatitis, which inflames the liver, has affected children in 10 states, including Wisconsin.
By Dr. Steven Kulick, Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement of Wisconsin; Amanda Rees, CEO, Age Bold
A California produce company voluntarily recalled its organic zucchini from Walmart stores over a possible salmonella contamination.
Masks to protect from the spread of COVID-19 will be mandatory on Milwaukee County buses and indoors at the state's largest school district.
Wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is now optional in many Milwaukee area transit agencies after a federal judge's ruling.
As BA.2 became the dominant strain of coronavirus and protection waned, COVID-19 numbers made a soft comeback, health experts said.
By Dr. Russell Amundson, National Medical Director, UnitedHealthcare
Wisconsin residents should report birds like waterfowl, eagles and crows that have tremors or fly in circles, which are signs of avian flu.
Wisconsin officials have already destroyed a flock of 3 million chickens to stop the spread of the flu, according to reports.
Getting the second booster to those that need it will protect from potential waves and new variants of the virus, one doctor said.
Wisconsin was among the five least stressed states for its easygoing nature with money, family and work stress, a study said.
The second booster dose is for those more prone to severe disease, hospitalization and death from COVID-19, the FDA said.
Low COVID-19 numbers persist in Wisconsin, but no plans have been announced to net those who are affected by the program's end.
Vaccinations for children 6 and younger will have to be approved by the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before use.
COVID-19 cases are trending downward in Wisconsin, but a subvariant of omicron is slowly becoming more common among existing cases.
Local health experts said that the surge of coronavirus in the wastewater was too early to draw conclusions on, but a trend to watch.
The remaining 65 counties of the state have low virus levels, federal data showed. "Expect more progress next week," a health official said.
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11. The Badger State has counted 12,000 deaths due to the virus.
After masks were made mandatory in December 2021, the Bucks' venue now lists policy saying fans may choose whether to wear a mask.
A federal COVID-19 preparedness plan aims to relieve Americans from school closures as Wisconsin cases dwindle.
Most Wisconsinites are no longer recommended to wear a mask indoors after the CDC's latest guidance.
Milwaukeeans will still have to mask up in certain places, like the city bus and some universities.
Wisconsin cities like Madison, Racine and Milwaukee have shed or will likely shed their mask ordinances.
The child lived in southeast Wisconsin and was under 10 years old, state health services said.
Wisconsinites with compromised immune systems still have to navigate COVID-19 risks as cases trend downward in the state.
Masking requirements will be lifted by March as COVID-19 cases trend downward in Wisconsin, the system president said.
By Dr. Scott Edmonds, chief eye care officer, UnitedHealthcare
Wisconsin's chief medical officer said that COVID-19 could become endemic in 2022, but new variants are likely to keep experts guessing.
People who get their first COVID-19 vaccine shot at a Milwaukee vaccination site will get a $100 gift card on the spot.
Two people are dead, including one Wisconsin resident, after a listeria outbreak linked to salad spread across 13 states.
Here's how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected hospital capacity in Milwaukee County and across WI.
If the Pfizer shot is approved, the two-shot vaccine regimen for children under 5 will be the first available to very young children.
Cases of a contagious subvariant of the omicron coronavirus variant, dubbed BA.2, were detected in Wisconsin.
The federal government is partnering with multiple pharmacies in Wisconsin to give out free N95 masks.
Wisconsin's consumer protection services received two complaints against the Center for COVID Control.
Here's an update on how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected hospital capacity in Milwaukee County and across WI.