Safer At Home Still In Effect In Racine Area With Local Ruling

RACINE COUNTY, WI — When the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Gov. Tony Evers' Safer At Home order, the City of Racine Health Department adopted the order on the city level.

"I know these are very difficult and highly unusual times, but Public Health's responsibility is to mediate and maintain the safety and welfare of our residents. I am therefore adopting the provisions of Safer At Home locally and ordering that it be extended until May 26," Racine Public Health Administrator Dottie-Kay Bowersox said in a statement Wednesday night.

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The move means that residents in Racine, North Bay and Elmwood Park will not see much of a difference in the way schools, businesses and social interactions are limited among the coronavirus pandemic.

"A full and immediate lifting of the Safer At Home order would put all of us in danger of contracting the virus. We have to be concerned about surges in cases overwhelming our local hospitals, as well as our first responders, public health professionals, and workers employed at our community's grocery stores, pharmacies, and other essential businesses at risk," she wrote.

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