The Dunn County Public Health Department has removed their recommendations for maximum sizes of gatherings in the counties due to COVID concerns. In a press release from the Department, KT Gallagher stated

The Dunn County Health Department is announcing new updates to the COVID-19 gathering guidelines.

What:

DHS experts will answer questions about the status of COVID-19 in Wisconsin and our response.

Who:

• Deputy Secretary Deb Standridge, Wisconsin Department of Health Services  
• Dr. Ryan Westergaard, Chief Medical Officer, DHS Bureau of Communicable Diseases

When:

Thursday, February 3, 2022 from 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. 

Note that WisCommunity had initially intended to either live-stream or record the public hearing in this case, but judge Sally Pederson ruled that although the hearing was public, that did not allow recording or streaming of the proceedings. We will provide a detailed summary of the hearing later in the week. 

What:

Experts will answer questions about our COVID-19 response, vaccination, and testing.

Who:

• Traci DeSalvo, Director, DHS Bureau of Communicable Diseases 
• Dr. Ryan Westergaard, Chief Medical Officer, DHS Bureau of Communicable Diseases

When:

Thursday, January 6, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

We expect the DHS to discuss their press release from this afternoon:

The Wisconsin DHS has issued a health statement about the Omicron variant in Wisconsin and will have a media appearance at 1 PM in regard to the statement. Wisconsin health officials are imploring citizens to become fully vaccinated and to obtain vaccine booster doses, and to wear masks in public places and when being with people you do not live with.