Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service sat down with Monica Wendel, the new dean of the Zilber College of Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, to discuss the state of COVID-19 and the continuing health recommendations for the disease. 

In this video, Wendel discusses why there has been a summer uptick in COVID-19 cases as well as how the community can keep safe as the trend continues.

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