Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced the further loosening of the states’s coronavirus restrictions, easing capacity limits in restaurants and a
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The Hopkinsville Municipal Center and the Christian County Courthouse will both be reopening to the public on Monday following closures since last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, local officials said.
Social distancing and masks will be required as precautions against spreading COVID-19.
The courthouse, which houses the Christian County Clerk’s Office at 511 S. Main St., will be open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. A limited number of people at a time will be allowed inside the courthouse.
“We anticipate long lines,” Deputy County Clerk Melinda Humphries said.
Anyone renewing a vehicle tag may avoid a long wait by using the state’s online renewal site, she said.
Wisconsin will receive 47,000 doses next week of the newly approved coronavirus vaccine from Johnson & Johnson. Gov. Tony Evers calls this amount a
More than 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Wisconsin.
The state is among the top in the nation for distributing the vaccine. The system hasn’t been without its glitches.
One issue has been how and where people sign up to the vaccine.
Right now, vaccinators each have their own system for getting people signed up.
Hospitals and health department usually have call lines and website set up to take people’s information and either put them on waitlist or schedule an appointment.
The Department of Health Services is starting to rollout a statewide system that should help with this issue.
For the second day in a row, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reporting no new COVID-19 deaths. It comes as the U.S. nears half a million