Apr. 26, 2020 10p
(WGTD)---The lights are coming back on in a few classrooms and labs at Gateway Technical College.
Vicki Hulback, dean of the school’s health sciences programs, says students enrolled in a few programs such as nursing will be finishing up the semester by demonstrating competencies in subject matters.
Gateway campuses remain closed to most students and the general public. Student services are available online.
For those few students who are returning, face masks will be mandatory. Disinfectant and hand sanitizers will be in heavy use.
The start of the summer semester has been pushed back from May 4th to May 26th, coinciding with the expiration of the current stay-at-home order.
Meanwhile, the number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 continues to rise both locally and statewide.
In Wisconsin, 224 new cases were reported Sunday from the day before. The death toll grew by six.
In the tri-county region of Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties, no new deaths were reported, but the number of cases continues to rise.
Over the weekend, the Kenosha County Health Dept. issued a revised projection showing that the county’s peak would be June 3rd. If the projections hold, the department believes Kenosha’s hospitals will be able to manage the number of patients needing care.
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