COVID rates are rising. Now, a UW-Madison scientist has found a way to recycle face masks.

It may be time to break out the face masks again.

COVID-19 cases are on the rise nationwide due to a new omicron subvariant, EG.5, nicknamed “Eris.” Though Wisconsin isn’t getting hit hard yet, hospitalizations are up 14.3% and deaths are up 10% in the last week, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.