MADISON, WI (WRN) – As promised, Governor Tony Evers on Friday declared a new public health emergency in response to Wisconsin’s coronavirus crisis.
Evers noted that “hospitals are operating at or very near full capacity and healthcare providers are struggling to keep up with the demand for care.” He also issued a new statewide mask order. Both are effective immediately and will expire after 60 days — well into the New Year.
The governor’s actions came as the state Department of Health Services reports another 78 COVID-19 related deaths for Friday.
That brings the statewide toll since the start of the pandemic to 2,954. DHS reported 6,473 new confirmed cases and 190 people newly hospitalized.
The 3-day average number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 has doubled in the past month.
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