Local COVID-19

More counties are turning red on the CDC’s community levels map.Oneida, Iron, Vilas, and Forest Counties are now in the “high” community level.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on June 17 granted emergency use authorization to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 4 years, as well as to Moderna's vaccine for kids ages 6 months to 5 years.

The ruling Friday affirms that health officers don’t need to wait for governing bodies such as city councils and county boards to take action.

Last week, the FDA and CDC approved Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for children 6 months to 5 years old.

A national meatpacking company with a facility in Green Bay has agreed to pay about $15,000 to settle allegations of unsafe practices during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID vaccine and boosters are making a difference in reducing hospitalizations and deaths.The Wisconsin Department of Health Services recently updated its illness after vaccination data.

More than one million people have died from COVID-19 in the U.S.Nearly 13,000 of those people are from Wisconsin.

Most Northwoods counties are now at the medium level for CDC guidelines.

Cases have been steadily rising since the end of March.