Coronavirus in Wisconsin: State and county case updates (6-2-20)

Posted: Jun 3, 2020 / 10:17 AM CDT / Updated: Jun 3, 2020 / 10:17 AM CDT

**Numbers reflected are as of late afternoon Tuesday, June 2. **

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Flu rate drops dramatically due to COVID-19 precautions

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A dramatic drop in the number of flu cases this season -- an indirect result of the COVID-19 pandemic -- is stunning doctors.

From Sept. 29 to Dec. 28, 2019, the CDC reported more than 65,000 cases of influenza across the U.S. During the same period during the 2020 flu season, the agency reported 1,016 cases.

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California mom describes allergic reaction to Moderna vaccine

SAN DIEGO (KSWB) – Allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine are rare and one San Diego woman ended up being one of the unlucky ones.

"My husband was hesitant at first about getting the shot so I convinced him, since we're both seniors, that we should go get the shot," Cheryl Brennan said.

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Biden releases national virus strategy, requires mask use for travel

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. enters “what may well be the toughest and deadliest period of the virus,” President Joe Biden is putting forth a national COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and increase the use of masks — including a requirement that they be worn for travel.

Biden also will address inequities in hard-hit minority communities as he signs 10 pandemic-related executive orders on Thursday, his second day in office.