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Covid returns to crisis levels in the Northwoods

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

December 17, 2021 • West Central Region

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Laura Scudiere, health officer for Marathon County, describes the situation in north-central Wisconsin as the burgeoning year-end wave of new COVID-19 cases pushes hospital capacities to their limits.

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