DAYCARE. BEN: THA INCLUDES CHILDREN, WORKERS AT THE FACILITY, AND CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS. CONTACT TRACING IS NOW UNDERWAY AS EXPERTS WARNED THIS U.K. STRAIN COULD HAVE MORE DANGEROUS EFFECTS ON YOUNG PEOPLE. TONIGH EXPERTS SAY IT COULD BE THE LARGESTT, COVID OUTBREAK IN WISCONSIN DAYCARE SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN. 35 PEOPLE CONNECTED TO A DANE COUNTY FACILITY INFECTED WITH A HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS UK. VARIANT THE STRAIN SPREADING FASTING YOUNG PEOPLE. >> IT INFECTS KIDS VERY READILY. UNLIKE PREVIOUS STRAINS WE DID NOT SEE CHILDREN UNDER EIGHTH GRADE GET INFECTED OFTEN OR THEY WERE NOT FREQUENTLY VERY ILL. THEY DID NOT TRANSMIT TO THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY. >> HOW BIG OF A CONCERN IS THAT FOR YOU AND CHILD CARE FACILITIES? >> WE’RE ALL KIND OF STUNNED BY THE NEWS TODAY >> THE WISCONSIN EARLY EDUCATION SHARED SERVICES NETWORK SAYS DAYCARE’S ARE STRETCHED THIN. MOST CLEAN FOR HOURS A DAY WITH LIMITED STAFF. SHE SAYS WATCHING FOR SYMPTOMS IN KIDS IS KEY. >> IF YOU HAVE BEEN SOMEWHERE AND BEEN EXPOSED OR YOUR, OR ANYBODY IN YOUR HOUSE IS — OR Y OUR KID IS RUNNING A FEVER. >> THE KID HAVE MILD SYMPTOMS AND ARE URGING PEOPLE TO GET THE VACCINE. >> REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED, TO PROVIE THAT COCOONING EFFECT AROUND OUR CHILDREN. JOYCE: WE KNOW ABOUT THE U.K. STRAIN BUT OTHER STATES ARE DEALING WITH HIGHER NUMBERS BEN: MICHIGAN AND MINNESOTA NAMELY. MICHIGAN HAS GEN TIMES IS – TEN TIMES AS MANY CASES OF THAT U.K. STRAIN IS WE DO. EVEN WITH VACCINES, HEALTH OFFICIALS WARNED
Dane County day care has COVID-19 variant outbreak
21 children, child care workers have tested positive
A Dane County day care has had an outbreak of the COVID-19 U.K. variant. Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinPublic Health Madison & Dane County contact tracing revealed that the disease spread quickly among children as well as parents and child care workers. As of Monday, 21 children and child care workers have tested positive, and 14 family members of these children or workers have tested positive.”Most of the children associated with the outbreak had very mild symptoms. This point underscores the importance of testing, especially among childcare or school-attending children who show any signs of COVID-19,” said Director of Public Health Madison & Dane County Janel Heinrich. “Asymptomatic children who have a known exposure or household case should also be tested. Symptoms of COVID-19 that are common in children can include fever, cough, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, and nasal congestion.”Several dozen more close contacts were identified from the 35 people who tested positive.Health officials have not said which Dane County day care is tied to the outbreak, but said the children have mild symptoms, and are urging residents to get the vaccine.Officials are urging residents to get the vaccine, and advise parents and/or caregivers to watch for any COVID-19 symptoms in children. “If you’ve been somewhere, you’ve been exposed, your kid is running a fever, or anybody in your house is – you should keep your kid home, however hard that is going to be for you to do for a day,” said Paula Drew, with the Wisconsin Early Education Shared Services Network.Drew said day care facilities are stretched thin with limited staff According to health experts, the COVID-19 U.K. variant. is spreading quickly amongst younger people.”It infects kids very readily. Unlike previous strains of the virus, we didn’t see children under 8th grade get infected often or they were not frequently very ill. They didn’t transmit to the rest of the community,” said epidemiologist, Michael Osterholm, during an interview with NBC Meet the Press. Sign up for coronavirus email alerts from WISNGet breaking news alerts with the WISN 12 app.Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
A Dane County day care has had an outbreak of the COVID-19 U.K. variant.
Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in Wisconsin
Public Health Madison & Dane County contact tracing revealed that the disease spread quickly among children as well as parents and child care workers.
As of Monday, 21 children and child care workers have tested positive, and 14 family members of these children or workers have tested positive.
“Most of the children associated with the outbreak had very mild symptoms. This point underscores the importance of testing, especially among childcare or school-attending children who show any signs of COVID-19,” said Director of Public Health Madison & Dane County Janel Heinrich. “Asymptomatic children who have a known exposure or household case should also be tested. Symptoms of COVID-19 that are common in children can include fever, cough, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, and nasal congestion.”
Several dozen more close contacts were identified from the 35 people who tested positive.
Health officials have not said which Dane County day care is tied to the outbreak, but said the children have mild symptoms, and are urging residents to get the vaccine.
Officials are urging residents to get the vaccine, and advise parents and/or caregivers to watch for any COVID-19 symptoms in children.
“If you’ve been somewhere, you’ve been exposed, your kid is running a fever, or anybody in your house is – you should keep your kid home, however hard that is going to be for you to do for a day,” said Paula Drew, with the Wisconsin Early Education Shared Services Network.
Drew said day care facilities are stretched thin with limited staff
According to health experts, the COVID-19 U.K. variant. is spreading quickly amongst younger people.
“It infects kids very readily. Unlike previous strains of the virus, we didn’t see children under 8th grade get infected often or they were not frequently very ill. They didn’t transmit to the rest of the community,” said epidemiologist, Michael Osterholm, during an interview with NBC Meet the Press.
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