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Noon Wednesday: Covid cases, hospitalizations plunge again

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Wisconsin are plummeting as fast as they grew when the omicron variant struck the state, while deaths due to the virus continue to linger. How likely is it this reprieve will continue? "Here & Now" reporter Will Cushman discusses the state's shifting pandemic numbers, testing, an emerging omicron subvariant and the status of a vaccine for children under 5.

By Marisa Wojcik, Will Cushman | Here & Now

February 2, 2022

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