COVID numbers spiking in WI

In some areas of Wisconsin, including Green Bay, hospitals are wait listing COVID-19 patients due to the increased numbers statewide.

Wisconsin currently ranks number three in the country in terms of new cases.

WISCONSIN IS EXPERIENCINGRECORD NUMBERS WHEN IT COMESTO COVID-19 CASES ANDHOSPITALIZATIONS.NOW THE HEADOF THE WISCONSIN HOSPITALASSOCIATION IS SPEAKING OUT.REBECCA KLOPF IS LIVE INMILWAUKEE WITH WHAT HE WANTSPEOPLE TO KNOW.COVID numbers have hitmilestone levels in the state.Some hospitals in the stateincluding in the Green Bayarea are wait listing patients.Yesterday we saw the highestnumber of COVID deaths sinceMay.The state says we arnowat epidemic levelswhichmeans hospitals are nearingcapacity.The head of theWisconsin Hospital Associationspoke this morning during aCovid-19 webinar put on byWisconsin Manufacturers andCommerce.Wisconsin is number 3in the country afterCalifornia and Texas inthenumber of new cases.Andhospital admissions have hit anew high and are now nearingcapacity.WMC InterviewDr. Mark Kaufman(Phoner graphic) 10:09 "Theyare implementing previouslyformulated contingency plans.All hospitals have this.

Butthey are now tightly managingscheduled admissions andsometimes deferring neededcarethat is not COVID.The other concern- thawasaddressed especially forbusiness owners Dr. Kaufmansays if we keep heading in thedirection we are going withcases the economy will onlyget worse especially for smallbusiness owners who will behit harder by outbreaks.Reporting in milwaukee,Rebecca Klopf tmj4 news.