1. COVID-19
Schools in Juneau County closed starting March 18 in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Governor Tony Evers on March 13 directed Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to issue an agency order mandating the closure of all public and private K-12 schools in Wisconsin, including Juneau County, according to a release from Eversâ office.
Students at Necedah School District learn in a socially distanced environment, while wearing masks and in small class sizes, as part of safety efforts in an attempt to reduce transmission rates of COVID-19 while allowing in-person instruction. TANYA KOTLOWSKI/Contributed
Days later Evers issued another order issuing a statewide ban on all gatherings of more than 10 people and the closing of inside dining at bars and restaurants.
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Of the county’s 1,514 cumulative cases, 1,360 have recovered, six are hospitalized, 114 are isolating at home, and 34 have died.
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In Juneau County, 18 new cases were reported, bringing the total to 1,817, of which 111 are active (two are hospitalized), 318 have been released from isolation, 1,378 have recovered, and 10 have died.
Juneau County generates a separate tally for its residential facilities. At the New Lisbon Correctional Institution, no new inmate cases were reported, four cases are active, and none are hospitalized. Since the Aug. 15 start of an outbreak, the facility has had 540 positive results.