During a virtual town hall event Wednesday afternoon, Door County Medical Center President and CEO Brian Stephens said some of the metrics developed early on during the COVID-19 pandemic no longer apply. Stephens highlighted the criteria of the Badger Bounce Back plan, noting that only three of the six factors are moving in the right direction. He says that during the warmer summer months, when respiratory illness is relatively rare, it is hard to identify trends.

Additionally, Stephens pointed out the dramatic difference in conditions across the state. Certain counties are being hit much harder than the Door Peninsula. All of these factors mean that local authorities are better equipped than state and national officials to determine what’s best.