Lafayette County: Guidance for Communities, Schools, Workplaces, and Events

<-------- Wisconsin Department of Human Services (DHS) has released an updated guide for employers as of 10/2020. Preventing & Managing COVID-19 Outbreaks in the Workplace

Guidance for Nursing Homes (Updated 10.30.2020)

It is up to each of us to keep our communities safe and healthy. We can take action to reduce the spread of COVID-19 by wearing a mask, washing our hands, and staying 6 feet apart. The safety tips that DHS has provided on this page will help businesses, organizations, and services in our communities operate safely. There are also tips for people who are visiting these locations in our communities. It takes all of us working together to protect our communities.

• The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has information regarding affects from COVID-19 on your businesses, please click this link for those resources.

• Each bullet point below is a link that will direct you to specific content related to your business/workplace, provided by the CDC:
  • Cleaning and Disinfecting
  • Health and Safety Steps for Specific Occupations
  • Schools and Child Care Programs
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Businesses and Workplaces
  • Shared and Congregate Housing
  • Gatherings and Community Events
  • First Responders and Law Enforcement
  • Community and Faith-Based Organizations
  • Parks and Recreational Facilities
  • Resources to Support People Experiencing Homelessness
  • Retirement Communities and Independent Living
  • Correctional and Detention Facilities
  • Tribal Communities

• For information that provides county and regional data to better understand and respond to COVID-19, DHS has the following dashboards and pages available:
  • DHS has two symptom graphs tracking the trajectory of influenza-like illnesses (ILI) and COVID-19-like syndromic cases (CLI) can be found on the disease activity local data dashboard.
  • You can find information on positive tests on the DHS Wisconsin summary data page.
  • The hospitals page contains information about hospital resources and is the location to find information about COVID-19 cases among health care workers. You can also find additional information for the hospitals in your region or county on the hospital capacity local data dashboard.