ALMA, Wis. — Rural Buffalo County, population 18,000, reported 100 new COVID-19 cases this week, The County Health Department asked people to stay home as much as possible “Public Health is at our capacity, and we need our community to help slow the spread,” the agency said. Meanwhile, statewide cases surged past 270,000 with 2,340 deaths. The state is one of the nation’s worst hot spots