‘We’ve definitely been busy’: UW-Madison adds contact tracers spring semester as testing expands
Campus testing record set Wednesday at >11,600
February 24, 2021 9:20 PM Madalyn O Neill
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MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin – Madison’s University Health Services has a team of about 100 contact tracers, roughly double that of last semester, according to registered nurse Carlotta Soeder.
She now holds the title of contact tracing manager, after starting contact tracing with UHS in May. New this semester, UW-Madison students and staff have testing requirements.
“This semester definitely was a change with mandatory testing on campus. We’ve definitely been busy,” Soeder said. “(Contact tracing) is very important on campus when we have so many students and staff here.”
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Contact tracing shows improvement; fully vaccinated not told to quarantine
February 19, 2021 6:35 PM Madalyn O Neill
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MADISON, Wis. – An ever-changing number that plays a role in allowing Dane County to loosen restrictions is trending in the right direction.
Public Health Madison & Dane County tracks what percent of COVID-19 positive cases are contacted by public health within 48 hours of the test being collected. That started at a high of 89.4% in late May, before ranging between about 42% and 83% through the beginning of September. It then began a steady drop, falling to its lowest point at 15% in November.
PHMDC Contact Tracer Anne Morgan Giroux said that number is now back up to 77% rising above 70% last week for the first time since early September.