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Aspirus says it’s handling the COVID-19 load at its facilities in the Western U.P. and northern Wisconsin – for now.
In Wausau on Friday, Aspirus President and CEO Matt Heywood said their testing results showed a marked increase in cases several weeks ago, and levels have remained high ever since.
The percentage of those tested who are confirmed to have the coronavirus has also increased…
Heywood said their staff has been affected…
He also noted that earlier hopes that the pandemic might bypass sparsely-populated areas were misplaced…
The newly-arrived cold weather will keep the pressure on…
Heywood said they are seeing increased numbers of severe cases being transferred to their main facility in Wausau.
He assured that Aspirus is positioned to handle the current volume, but cautioned that further infection increases could challenge that.
