Wisconsin DHS ends participation in COVID-19 exposure notification system The Badger Herald

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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services ended its system for tracking COVID-19 exposure notifications on April 3, according to Madison 365.

The app has been integrated into iPhones and available as an app on Android devices, but both are disabled or unavailable at this time.

People who open the app will see a message that it is no longer supported, Wisconsin DHS said in an emailed statement.

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DHS began to see use of the exposure notification app decline in fall 2022, and we ended participation on April 3, 2023, DHS said. Several other states and countries ended their participation at the end of 2022.”

According to DHS, no GPS-based location information or other personally identifiable information has been collected or stored by the app. Additionally, all Wisconsin exposure notification data is deleted within 14 days of collection.

Additionally, the state of Wisconsin will no longer offer free in-person COVID testing, according to Wisconsin Watch. Wisconsin residents can still get free COVID tests shipped to their homes through the Say Yes! Covid testing program.

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Say yes! provides ten tests per month according to Public Health Madison & Dane County, through the end of May or while supplies last according to their website. The federal government is also offering four free tests for delivery through the United States Postal Service.

Wisconsin DHS reported a seven-day average of 324 cases on April 13, which is consistent with recent low averages.

The public health emergency for COVID is due to end on May 11.

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