Here is a recap of everything related to COVID-19 from the past day.
As of Tuesday morning:
Wisconsin confirmed cases: 37,146 (up from 36,472 Monday)
Wisconsin active cases: 7,447 (up from 7,305)
Wisconsin confirmed deaths: 822 (up from 821)
Wisconsin total hospitalizations: 3,850 (up from 3,824)
Wisconsin current hospitalizations: 283 (up from 264)
World
- The worldwide COVID-19 case count surpasses 13 million and death toll crosses 573,500; Africa’s COVID-19 caseload has climbed above 600,000 as the 54 countries see larger increases
- World Health Organization says understanding of COVID-19 transmission in children is limited
- Argentina becomes the 22nd country to surpass 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases; Mexico surpasses 300,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases
- Hong Kong tightens physical distancing measures after 100 new COVID-19 cases over the past two days, limiting gatherings of more than 4, shutting down dine-in services at 6 p.m., masks mandatory on public transportation and more; Hong Kong Disneyland to close to help limit large gatherings
- The United Nations says more than 130 million people worldwide may go into chronic hunger by the end of 2020 due to COVID-19 due to “intensifying the vulnerabilities and inadequacies of global food systems”
- The UK to make face masks mandatory in shops in England starting July 24
- Iraq reported 2,022 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the country’s total to 81,700; Israel confirms a record 1,681 new COVID-19 cases over 24 hours; India reports 28,298 new COVID-19 cases on Monday to have more than 100,000 positive tests over the past four days
- France President Emmanuel Macron says he’s “in favor” of a mandatory mask order in enclosed public spaces, saying one could be enforced as early as August 1; France grants healthcare workers $9 billion in pay raises
- One of 16 cities that makes up Philippines capital of Manila, Navotas, to go into lockdown for two weeks starting Thursday due to “sudden” inflation of COVID-19 cases
- UK’s Academy of Medical Sciences warns to prepare for a winter COVID-19 peak because of more time spent indoors in poorly ventilated areas and health care systems typically are more taxed with seasonal ailments
National
- More than 135,000 people have died in the U.S. from COVID-19 and 3.36 million COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the U.S.
- CDC Director: “If everyone could wear a face covering over the next 6 weeks, we could drive (coronavirus) into the ground”
- Washington D.C. reports no COVID-19 deaths for four consecutive days
- Los Angeles Unified School District says it will “not begin with students at school facilities”
- New Mexico closes indoor dining at restaurants and breweries as COVID-19 cases rise; West Virginia governor closes bars in Monongalia County for 10 days due to spike in COVID-19 cases; California governor orders closure of indoor services at restaurants, bars, wineries, movie theaters, zoos, museums and more, and 30 counties must close fitness centers, places of worship, offices for non-critical sectors, hair salons, personal care services and malls; Oregon bans gatherings of more than 10 people and requires face masks where physical distancing cannot be maintained
- Oregon governor expands face mask requirements to outdoor public spaces were six feet of physical distancing cannot be maintained; Wyoming governor extends public health orders through July 31
- Yellowstone National Park reported visitor numbers the last 10 days of June that ranged from 90%-116% of admissions from June 2019; Delta Airlines lost $5.7 billion in the second quarter of 2020, driven by a 93% decline in the number of passengers
- KFC encourages restaurants in Florida, Texas, Oklahoma and California to close dine-in services
- Florida now has more COVID-19 cases than all but eight countries
- Philadelphia cancels all large public events through February 2021
State
- Milwaukee Common Council approves order requiring masks in public, will go to mayor and can be in effect starting Thursday
- Wisconsin’s 494 new COVID-19 cases reported over 24 hours Monday was the lowest in a week but the most ever reported on a Monday; 7.5% of tests returned positive
- Milwaukee Public Schools to begin school year virtually and gradually return to in-person classes, a plan that will cost roughly $90 million
- Wisconsin joins lawsuit to stop ICE rule on international students having to leave the country if they don’t take an in-person class this fall
Madison
- UW Health patients will be among those testing an experimental antibody treatment heavily backed by the federal government
- 54% of positive cases over the past two weeks in Dane County have been patients in the 20-29 age range
- The rate of transmission for Dane County has dropped from 1.51 on June 27 to 1.09 as of July 10
- 28% of positive cases in Dane County did not know where they could have gotten it from, down from 33% last week