Wisconsin reports 1,052 new coronavirus cases Thursday
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Wisconsin has once again reported more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day, the second day this week such numbers were..
New numbers on coronavirus in Wisconsin
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THIS WEEKEND, WESAW THE HIGHESTNUMBER OF NEWCASES SINCE ITSTARTED...BUT THERE IS SOMEGOOD NEWS TODAY...N-B-C 26'S ABIGAILHANTKE IS IN THENEWSROOM WITH THEDETAILS.
ABIGAIL?FOR THE THIRD DAY INA ROW...THE STATEHEALTH DEPARTMENTHAS NOT REPORTEDANY NEW DEATHSFROM THE VIRUS.....THAT NUMBER,REMAINING AT 796.....MORE THAN 480- NEWCASES REPORTEDTODAY....ASWISCONSINSURPASSES THE 32-THOUSAND MARK...THE PERCENTAGE OFPEOPLE TESTINGPOSITIVE SITTINGAROUND 9- PERCENTTHIS AFTERNOON....THAT'S DOWN FROMNEAR 11- PERCENTSATURDAY....IN FOND DU LACCOUNTY...THEY'RENOW MOVING INTOPHASE 2- OFREOPENING....OFFICIALS SAY ITMEANSNONESSENTIALBUSINESSES CANOPEN UP TO 50-PERCENTCAPACITY....AS WELLAS PRIVATEGATHERINGS CANHAVE A MAXIMUM OF50- PEOPLE....WHILE TODAY THEY'RETAKING A STEPFORWARD, THEY ADDTHEY STILL HAVE TOBE CAUTIOUS....I think today is a greatopportunity for us, we justhad the holiday so takingthese next 14 days tohave a better idea of howthe holiday went, all thegatherings that potentiallydid happen.
Hopefullyeverybody was followingthat physical distancingwhen they were with otherfamilies.FOND DU LAC COUNTYHEALTH DEPARTMENTSAYS IF THEY KEEP UPWITH THEDOWNWARDTREND...THEY COULDEASILY MOVE INTOPHASE THREE IN THENEXT 14- DAYS....CASES CONTINUE TOCLIMB TODAY, BUT IT'SNOT AS BIG OF SPIKEAS WE SAW THISWEEKEND....IT'S ACTUALLY THEFIRST DAY IN THELAST WEEK...THATNEW CASES DIDN'TGO OVER 500-...IN THE NEWSROOM,ABIGAIL HANTKE, NBC26THANK YOU ABIGAIL..POLICEDEPARTMENTS
