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Heartstrings

(7,349 posts) Thu Oct 28, 2021, 02:39 PM Oct 2021

Yay for Dane County!

Dane County now has the lowest level of COVID community transmission in Wisconsin!

https://www.channel3000.com/dane-county-substanial-covid-community-transmission-cdc/

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Yay for Dane County! (Original Post) Heartstrings Oct 2021 OP

Thank you, Mask Mandate! sybylla Oct 2021 #1

Plus, UW-Madison is vaxxed Jimbo S Oct 2021 #2

I thought we had for several weeks? Per NYT graphs. AllyCat Oct 2021 #3

Well, that's even better! Heartstrings Oct 2021 #4

sybylla

(8,655 posts)

1. Thank you, Mask Mandate!

Reply to Heartstrings (Original post)

Thu Oct 28, 2021, 03:06 PM

Oct 2021

The county has been in the bottom 5 of transmission rates for a while. Unfortunately, I expect that the low transmission rate, due to mask mandates, will also weaken the county board's interest in renewing the mandate.

Jimbo S

(3,021 posts)

2. Plus, UW-Madison is vaxxed

Reply to Heartstrings (Original post)

Fri Oct 29, 2021, 10:49 AM

Oct 2021

last I heard at 91%. That helps a lot. It's the students who congregate and flaunt social distancing guidelines.

AllyCat

(17,362 posts)

3. I thought we had for several weeks? Per NYT graphs.

Reply to Heartstrings (Original post)

Fri Oct 29, 2021, 01:34 PM

Oct 2021

Heartstrings

(7,349 posts)

4. Well, that's even better!

Reply to AllyCat (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 29, 2021, 05:15 PM

Oct 2021

I wasn’t aware of the NYT graphs, AllyCat.

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