NewsCoronavirus

Actions

City, county breakdown of stay at home orders in Wisconsin

Posted at 12:12 PM, May 14, 2020
and last updated 2020-05-19 15:47:16-04

After the Safer at Home order was overturned, several cities and county health departments issued their own versions of the order. But as of Friday, some orders were being lifted, including Brown and Manitowoc Counties. Some counties have since said they will not have a Safer at Home order and instead encourage people to follow safety guidelines.

Below are the cities and counties that have issued Safer at Home orders:

Oneida Nation
The Oneida Nation says its Safer at Home declaration continues to be in effect until June 11. Click here to learn more.

Brown County
UPDATE: The Brown County Public Health officer announced Friday that the county's Safer at Home order has been rescinded.

Outagamie County
UPDATE: Effective Friday, Outagamie County will rescind its May 14 Safer-at-Home order.

Manitowoc County
UPDATE: Manitowoc County is now pulling back its Safer at Home order. On Friday, Manitowoc County said pulling back its own order is in an effort to stay consistent with Brown County.

Winnebago County
UPDATE: The Winnebago County Safer at Home order issued yesterday is being rescinded effective immediately.

Door County
UPDATE: Door County releases plan to reopen amid coronavirus. Learn more.

Green Lake County
The Green Lake County Health Department has issued recommendations for re-opening the county. Learn more.

Marquette County
Will follow the state's Safer at Home protocols until Friday at 3pm. Learn more.

Waushara County
The county has issued "Reopening Guidelines" for businesses, playgrounds, schools, churches and long-term care facilities. Read more here.

Marinette County
Marinette County Public Health is not issuing orders at this time to direct how businesses and organizations operate. Public Health urges businesses and residents to follow best practices to stay healthy and prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Fond Du Lac County
The Fond Du Lac County Public Health Department announced that barbershops, nail salons, tattoo and body art studios, restaurants, grocery stores and bars can reopen immediately, but should follow social distancing requirements. Read the entire order here.

Calumet County
Calumet County has issued a local health plan for the community. Read it here.

Sheboygan County
The county announced it will release a full “Sheboygan County Safe Restart Recommendations” plan on Friday. Learn more here.

Kewaunee County
Kewaunee County is offering guidelines to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic. Click here to read the guidelines.

City of De Pere
UPDATE: In response to a sudden change of direction from Brown County Health & Human Services today (Friday, May 15), the City of De Pere is immediately withdrawing its local order that continued provisions of the state’s Safer-at-Home Order.

City of Appleton
UPDATE: Effective immediately, the City of Appleton is lifting its Safer at Home Order and issuing local guidance to its community.

City of Menasha
UPDATE: City of Menasha is now superseding Safer at Home Order, saying businesses can open as long as they follow WEDC guidelines.

Dane County
After the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled the Safer At Home order as unconstitutional Wednesday evening, Dane County has issued a counter local order that institutes many similar measures to the original Safer At Home guidelines effective immediately. Dane County said that it will continue to use the Badger Bounce Back scorecard as their means to judge the progress they have in combating the coronavirus.

City of Milwaukee
The City of Milwaukee released a new 'Moving Milwaukee Forward' plan Thursday evening that allows some businesses to reopen while still keeping places like restaurants and bars closed to dine-in customers. You can read the city's full order here.

City of Racine
The City of Racine announced Thursday evening that it would continue to enforce Safer at Home guidelines until May 26. This includes the continued closure of non-essential businesses and social distancing requirements.

Milwaukee County
Suburban Milwaukee County Health Departments released an order Thursday morning that outlines plans to reopen. "Recognizing that Milwaukee County has made great progress in flattening the curve, we focus on the importance of continuation and resumption of businesses and activities for sectors of our economy that are able to operate with physical distancing and protective measure requirements and safe business practices in place," said the order. Several businesses may now open, with guidelines.

The following order affects these suburban Milwaukee County areas: Franklin; Greendale; Greenfield; Hales Corners; Oak Creek; North Shore (Bayside, Brown Deer, Fox Point, Glendale, River Hills, Shorewood, and Whitefish Bay); South Milwaukee/St. Francis; Wauwatosa; and West Allis/West Milwaukee in Milwaukee County.