In lieu of our end-of-week “Stuff We Missed” roundup, we’re rounding up some news and data about the continued COVID-19 crisis. Stay safe, Milwaukee.
MONDAY, MARCH 23
Wisconsin COVID-19 Test Results
Negative: 7050
Positive: 416
Deaths: 5
(Milwaukee County: 204 total cases, 3 total deaths)
• Gov. Evers to issue “safer-at-home” order, which is a nice way of saying “shelter-in-place” [Milwaukee Record]
• Mayor Barrett to issue “stay-at-home” order for City of Milwaukee [Milwaukee Record]
• Summerfest will move to September [Milwaukee Record]
• City May Use Hotels for Quarantine [Urban Milwaukee]
• County Asks for Equipment Donations [Urban Milwaukee]
• Milwaukee businesses begin announcing mass layoffs during coronavirus pandemic [Milwaukee Business Journal]
• Milwaukee streetcar cutting service in response to coronavirus [Milwaukee Business Journal]
TUESDAY, MARCH 24
Wisconsin COVID-19 Test Results
Negative: 8237
Positive: 457
Deaths: 5
(Milwaukee County: 219 total cases, 3 total deaths)
• Read the full text of Wisconsin’s “safer-at-home” order and then please stay safe at home [Milwaukee Record]
• Read the full text of Milwaukee’s “stay-at-home” order and then please stay at home [Milwaukee Record]
• African-Americans Hit Hard by COVID-19 [Urban Milwaukee]
• Barrett Calls for Mail-In Only Election, Delay [Urban Milwaukee]
• Marcus to close Hilton, St. Kate, but will leave The Pfister open during coronavirus pandemic [Milwaukee Business Journal]
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25
Wisconsin COVID-19 Test Results
Negative: 10,089
Positive: 585
Deaths: 6
(Milwaukee County: 290 total cases, 3 total deaths)
• Ascension St. Joseph Hospital opens mobile testing center for free COVID-19 tests [Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service]
• Alderman Asks Hospital for Free Testing [Urban Milwaukee]
• Milwaukee sees 25 events canceled and 41 postponed, resulting in millions in lost spending [Milwaukee Business Journal]
• Sendik’s Food Market among grocers installing partitions at checkout lanes [Milwaukee Business Journal]
• Milwaukee resumes construction permit reviews with new precautions [Milwaukee Business Journal]
THURSDAY, MARCH 26
Wisconsin COVID-19 Test Results
Negative: 11,583
Positive: 707
Deaths: 8
(Milwaukee County: 347 total cases, 5 total deaths)
• MCTS buses will be free beginning March 28 [Milwaukee Record]
• ‘No part of the city is immune’: Milwaukee leaders launch coronavirus awareness campaign focused on African Americans [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
• Milwaukee Metro Area Ranks 6th Nationally for COVID-19 Case Rate [Urban Milwaukee]
• Wisconsin receives more than 70,000 jobless claims this week; national filings jump by over 3 million [Milwaukee Business Journal]
• DNC event bookings screech to a halt in Milwaukee; how can they recover? [Milwaukee Business Journal]
FRIDAY, MARCH 27
Wisconsin COVID-19 Test Results
Negative: 13,140
Positive: 842
Deaths: 13
(Milwaukee County: 411 total cases, 6 total deaths)
• Two more people die after coronavirus outbreak at senior care facility [WISN 12]
• A Milwaukee company offers home testing for coronavirus for a fee. Free testing at Wisconsin’s public labs is still hard to get. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
• Gov. Evers issues order to temporarily suspend evictions, foreclosures [WISN 12]
• CDC officials are in Milwaukee studying how coronavirus has spread here [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]