The global toll of the COVID-19 pandemic has been enormous; with over 388 million confirmed cases and over 5 million deaths, hundreds of millions have been out of work, and trillions of dollars of wealth have been destroyed. The disease has not yet ended its
Although the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to affect daily lives across the world, Rock County has shown some promise with positive cases down 71% over the last 14 days according to The New York Times COVID-19 data. Throughout November and December, Rock County remained
According to the latest figures stated by the Beloit Daily News, COVID-19 cases have been surging heavily among young children in Rock County. Data provided by the Rock County Public Health issues that there are 38 new cases identified among individuals from ages 4-13 and
The Rock County Public Health Department has continued to urge people to get vaccinated as Covid-19 hospitalizations in Rock County are almost twice as high as they were last year at this time. Health department officials announced on Sept. 16 during a media briefing that
As we approach the final days of the summer season, COVID-19 still poses a threat to Beloit and the surrounding areas. Beloit has an increase of 77 new cases of COVID-19, according to data conducted by the state of Wisconsin. Individuals from the ages of
The 2021 Fall semester is underway with students back on campus, but COVID-19 has stuck around making it difficult for life to return fully back to “normal”. The college pushed their “Worth a shot” vaccination campaign throughout last semester and continued to do so throughout
In both cases, Beloit and Janesville had a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases reporting over 100 news cases since Sept. 13. Municipal data from Rock County Public Health Department shows that Beloit reported 111 cases since last Monday. Looking at a larger scale, Rock County