Photo Credit: UW-MadisonMADISON, Wis. — As many Badgers have spent the last few weeks resting and relaxing after the fall semester, students and faculty from the school’s University Health Services have been doing anything but that. In fact, they’ve been gearing up for the launch of an entirely new Covid-19 response plan, based off of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s.
UW-Madison debuts saliva-based tests as part of new Covid-19 response
January 17, 2021 3:25 PM Abby Schinderle
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MADISON, Wis. The University of Wisconsin-Madison wrapped up its first week of a new Covid-19 response plan that includes the use of saliva-based tests.
The plan is based off of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s SHIELD program, and will require students to be tested twice a week during the spring semester. The school will also introduce a new app, which students will use to show proof of a negative test in order to enter campus buildings.
The switch to the saliva-based tests was made because they are much more inexpensive and efficient, and could allow UW-Madison to administer nearly 10,000 tests a day. The nasal swab is easier, but the saliva test is better for mass testing, according to UW-Madison junior and Covid-19 tester Maggie Grote.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and City of Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced an emergency relief package on Tuesday that would provide a combined estimated $16.2 million for rental assistance.
Copyright 2019 by Channel 3000. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.BARRON, Wis. — Sunday marks two years since Jayme Closs escaped after 88 days in captivity and returned home. Closs’ family posted a public message on Facebook in honor of the anniversary, recognizing her bravery and thanking the community for support. A PUBLIC.
95 new hospitalizations, 6 additional COVID deaths in Wisconsin
December 27, 2020 2:18 PM Abby Schinderle
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MADISON, Wis. Ninety-five new hospitalizations were reported on Sunday.
Combined data from state and county health dashboards showed an additional 2,279 cases of COVID-19 in the state, which makes Wisconsin’s total count of cases since the start of the pandemic 471,027 .
Six more people died, which is a total of 4,768 in the state.
95 more people were hospitalized between Saturday and Sunday, the Department of Health Services said. A total of 4.4% of people in the state with COVID-19 have required hospitalizations.
DHS said 470,716 people, or 92.7%, in Wisconsin have recovered from COVID-19 since the pandemic began.