MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network-WSAU) – A rapid rise of COVID-19 cases at UW-Madison has the county executive requesting that everyone go home.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi sent a letter to UW-Madison officials requesting that all undergrads be sent home for the year. This is after contact tracing showed at least 46 separate outbreaks due to people living on campus.
UW-Madison chancellor Rebecca Blank says she understands Parisi’s concern, but that she wants to see if there’s any improvements after the campus ordered all residents to limit their contact for two weeks. Students have been told to stay in their dorms except while walking to and from classes. All group activities on-campus are suspended.
