More COVID Variants in Wisconsin

Friday, June 25th, 2021 -- 1:00 PM

(WRN, Bob Hague) Cases of  COVID-19 variants continue to be identified in Wisconsin.

As of Thursday, the Department of Health Services' COVID-19 dashboard shows 36 cases of the Delta variant of concern have been identified in total. Forty-seven cases of the Alpha variant, originally identified in the United Kingdom, were reported for a total of more than 33-hundred in the state.

DHS also notes the presence of other COVID variants here, designated as Beta, Epsilon and Gamma. The presence of variants highlights the importance of getting more shots in arms. As of Thursday, just over 56 percent of those 18 and older were fully vaccinated.

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