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Coronavirus Wisconsin: COVID-19 cases increase by 567; 0 additional deaths

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The updated Wisconsin coronavirus cases total 81,760 with 1,168 deaths. Here’s what you need to know about the WI cases and the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
As the number of novel coronavirus cases increases across the U. S. and around the world, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin has reached 81,760 with 1,168 deaths in the state. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported 567 new coronavirus cases Monday, with zero additional deaths. There’s a new tip line in Wisconsin for anyone who wants to report a school safety concern. The „Speak Up, Speak Out Resource Center“ created by the Wisconsin Department of Justice is available around the clock to serve as a resource for helping to prevent school violence. Attorney General Josh Kaul said Thursday that the new tool launched as the new school year begins is a resource for parents, teachers, students and others concerned about their own safety or the safety of others. Kaul said that students working virtually now have less contact with teachers, counselors, coaches and others so the tip line gives them another option to contact someone. Nine fraternities and sororities are under quarantine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison after 38 students tested positive for the coronavirus. The orders from UW-Madison and Dane County health officials affect 420 Greek life students, who have been instructed to quarantine for two weeks, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. UW-Madison is requiring coronavirus tests for students who live in the 38 Greek life houses. The university didn’t say if the cases were linked to parties or large gatherings. So far,440 UW-Madison students have tested positive for the virus, according to the university. Milwaukee’s health commissioner is quitting to take a new job, citing in part the partisan battles over how the coronavirus pandemic should best be managed. Jeanette Kowalik is joining a national health policy think tank in Washington, D. C. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Kowalik noted obstacles to testing, public health orders, mask messaging and limits on public gatherings as part of the pandemic response. The newspaper said Kowalik made clear in an interview that she was referring to Republican state lawmakers and the conservative-controlled state Supreme Court, who have challenged or knocked down public health orders aimed at preventing the virus‘ spread.

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