US reports nearly 100,000 COVID-19 cases, breaking new single-day record

Friday’s death toll exceed 1,000, with 1,030 deaths recorded, bringing the total death count in the U.S. to more than 230,000, according to data collected by John Hopkins University and Medicine.

England faces monthlong lockdown as COVID-19 cases pass 1 million

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that the government is putting all of England under a monthlong lockdown next week after being warned that a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals in weeks without tough action.

Barry Alvarez: Wisconsin has 22 positive COVID-19 cases

“We’re still having additions in our cases, and that’s something we’ve got to get our arms around and control it."

Austria announces 4-week partial lockdown starting Tuesday amid COVID-19 spike

Austria has announced a partial shutdown that will see restaurants and bars closed for four weeks, cultural, sports and leisure activities canceled, and residents asked to stay home after 8 p.m.

Washing Halloween candy wrappers will reduce COVID-19 risk, researchers find

According to researchers at the University of California, the risk of contracting COVID-19 from Halloween candy could be reduced to near zero if candy givers wash their hands and wash the candy packaging with dish soap, a new study found.

Milwaukee Health Dept. modifies COVID-19 testing in November

All three sites will be closed for COVID-19 testing on Thanksgiving Day -- Thursday, Nov. 26 -- and are scheduled to reopen the following day.

Johns Hopkins health expert says enclosed outdoor dining isn’t ironclad for COVID-19 transmission

With restrictions on indoor dining still in place for many parts of the DMV, the planning for winterizing outdoor seating in the time of coronavirus has been in the works for a lot of restaurants.

DHS: 5,096 new positive cases of COVID-19, 24 new deaths

The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin rose by 5.096 on Friday, Oct. 30, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported, for a total of 220,092.

'Alarming rate' of coronavirus infection among grocery store workers, study finds

Researchers from Harvard University found that 20% of 104 grocery workers tested positive at a store in Massachusetts, and most of them had no symptoms when tested.

'Bad combination:' Wisconsin's COVID-19 numbers continue to rise

Another day, another surge in cases; officials say 70 of Wisconsin's 72 counties are at "very high" levels of COVID-19 disease activity. It's a trend that is alarming state and local officials. 

Families of Waupun inmates 'scared to death,' 400+ have COVID-19

More than 400 inmates at Waupun have tested positive, and according to an internal memo obtained by FOX6 News, at least six are hospitalized with very serious illnesses.