>> LA CROSSE COUNTY IS SEEING AN
UPTICK IN COVID-19 CASES AT A
RATE OF 40% HIGHER THAN THE
STATE AVERAGE.
A SEVERE RISK RED ALERT HAS BEEN
ISSUED.
THE PUBLIC WAS NOTIFIED OF
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE IF THEY
VISITED ANY OF SEVEN BARS AND
RESTAURANTS IN THE DOWNTOWN
LA CROSSE AREA.
RESIDENTS ARE BEING ADVISED TO
STAY AT HOME AND REDUCE
GATHERINGS TO NO MORE THAN TEN
PEOPLE.
>> I KNOW WE CAN DO THIS.
I KNOW WE CAN DO BETTER.
I KNOW THAT WE CAN MAKE CHOICES
TO ALWAYS WEAR FABRIC FACE
COVERINGS AND ALWAYS PHYSICAL
DISTANCE.
AND WE CAN CHANGE THIS OUTCOME
THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEING.
SO DON'T BE -- DON'T BE
DISCOURAGED THAT WE ARE IN RED.
IF WE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AS A
COMMUNITY, ALL TOGETHER, NOT
JUST INDIVIDUALS, THEN WE WILL
SEE THESE NUMBERS GO DOWN.