Wisconsin records highest one-day COVID-19 hike, but social-distancing making impact: Medical College CEO

Wisconsin sustained its largest one-day increase in new COVID-19 cases state officials reported Wednesday, but the recent trend remains encouraging in terms of another key measure of the pandemic helped by social distancing, said Medical College of Wisconsin president and CEO Dr. John Raymond Sr. The statewide figure jumped by 199 to 1,550 on Wednesday, according to the latest update by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. In Milwaukee County there were 123 new cases reported Wednesday for…