Despite one new hospitalization reported in Door County, you saw things get better across the state in its battle against COVID-19. Door and Kewaunee counties remained at the low community level for COVID-19 since mid-January. Nine counties are in the medium COVID-19 community level, compared to last week when 11 were at that level and two others were rated as high. It is the first time in a month that no Wisconsin counties were at the high level. According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the rate of new COVID-19 cases has not been this low since April 2022. Door County Public Health reported that 19 of the 56 submitted tests returned positive for COVID-19 and three were probable. There were no new deaths reported. CDC data shows Kewaunee County with six new cases of COVID-19 out of 53 tests performed.

In other COVID-19-related news, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate have passed a Rep. Mike Gallagher-written bill requiring the Biden Administration to declassify intelligence surrounding the origins of COVID-19.