The number of positive cases of COVID-19 rose by 1,456 Monday, Jan. 11, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported, for a total of 508,346.
State plan calls for phase 1b to start next week, may also include teachers, correctional workers. //end headline wrapper ?>Numerous fire department vehicles respond to a call. File photo by Dave Reid.
On Monday, state health officials announced Wisconsin would begin the next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations starting Jan. 18.
The very same day, Wisconsin’s governor renewed his call for the federal government to release more COVID-19 vaccine to the state, saying this week marks the first time Wisconsin’s demand for doses to fight the disease exceeds supply. The governor said he doesn’t expect wide scale vaccinations for the public until June.