Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) COVID-19-WHBY
Understanding Contact Tracing Efforts
Karina Aghmar, Public Health Nurse Supervisor for Outagamie County, joined Josh to discuss the contact tracing effort she helps to lead for the county. She explained how the process works, challenges ...
Sep 24, 2020
Increase in sexual assaults and domestic abuse
There’s an increase in domestic violence and abuse and that has advocates that work with sexual assault and domestic violence survivors concerned. Holli Fisher the program manager at the Sexual ...
Sep 24, 2020
Oshkosh school leader pessimistic about in class learning
The Oshkosh School District moves to online learning for all grade levels today. Superintendent Vickie Cartwright is not optimistic that kids will be returning to the classroom any time soon. She says...
Sep 24, 2020
Doctor recommends other Halloween activities
A doctor says Halloween will have to be different this year to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The CDC is asking people not to go trick-or-treating, door-to-door. Dr. Matthew Theado is a pediatrici...
Sep 23, 2020
Demand forces COVID-19 test site to close early
The free regional COVID-19 testing site in Oshkosh had to close early today, because so many people were being tested. The Winnebago County Health Department announced the gates to Sunnyview Expo Cent...
Sep 23, 2020
Packers provide final COVID-19 fund grants
The Green Bay Packers are handing out the final five Brown County grants from a special COVID-19 Community Relief Fund. The team sent $1 million to 58 groups, and another $500,000 to organizations in ...
Sep 23, 2020
Local hospitals set records for COVID-19 patients
Administrators at the largest hospitals in the Fox Cities report they’re seeing record numbers of COVID-19 patients right now. Dr. Tom Nichols is the vice president of medical affairs at Ascensi...
Sep 23, 2020
State prepares for distributing vaccine
State health officials are already planning for the distribution of a coronavirus vaccine. Department of Health Services Deputy Secretary Julie Willems-Van Dijk says they’re working on a databas...
Sep 23, 2020
State has most new COVID-19 cases in 4 days
There are 1,762 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin, and that’s the most in four days. The state is reporting 13.1 percent of tests came back positive. That’s below the seven-day ave...
Sep 23, 2020
Thompson thinks COVID-19 prevention steps are working
Six COVID-19 hotspots in Wisconsin share a common thing — a UW System campus. System President Tommy Thompson says their work to prevent the spread at the schools is starting to pay off. While h...
Sep 23, 2020
