Richland Center, WI:  A virtual Emergency Operations Center meeting was held again this morning to share information between Richland County officials and community partners in a joint response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Public Health Manager/Local Health Officer Rose Kohout announced that as of 2:00pm Tuesday, April 7th the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) confirmed that in the state of Wisconsin there were 2,578 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 28,512 have tested negative, there were 92 deaths, and 745 hospitalizations due to COVID-19.  Of those that tested positive for COVID-19 in the state of Wisconsin, 29% have been hospitalized.  There are 3 confirmed case of COVID-19 in Richland County and 141 have tested negative at this time.

The Richland Hospital Coronavirus Hotline remains available 24 hours/day and patients should call (608) 604-9953 BEFORE coming to the hospital.  The Richland Hospital continues to offer COVID-19 testing out of their “Respiratory Illness Evaluation” drive-thru service every day from 8am-5pm for Tier 1 and Tier 2 priorities only.  Additional information about the online or telemedicine services being offered can be found at https://www.richlandhospital.com/online-services/.

Richland County Community Partners shared the status of their individual organization’s emergency response, reviewed PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) needs and local inventory, continued efforts to assist small business owners, and discussed priority topics to support the community through the recovery process.

For the most up-to-date COVID-19 information, follow Richland County Health & Human Services on Facebook or consult the following websites:

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