For the first time since the start of the pandemic, Wisconsin is reporting more than 5,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day.
The Department of Health Services is reporting 5,262 new cases of COVID-19. Another 64 people have died.
Those are both new daily records for Wisconsin.
“With this many new cases each day our contact tracers are overwhelmed. Hospitals across our state are strained and operating with critical and imminent staffing shortages. We continue accepting patients into our alternative care facility,” said DHS Secretary Designee Andrea Palm.
Governor Tony Evers says there are a lot of people doing the right thing and following health and safety guidelines, but it’s not enough.
He asked people to go into a self-imposed lockdown.