Many Wisconsin residents have tested positive for coronavirus following the in-person election.
open for the state’s primary election on April 7, at least 19 people who said they voted or worked at one of the polling stations have tested positive for COVID-19. According to the health department, the possibility for more cases tied to election is likely as only 30% of the data from new cases has been collected so far.by health officials; however, it is possible that some cases did not originate there as some patients reported other possible exposures.
that are reported are in fact attributable to COVID-19 illness," said Wisconsin Department of Health Services Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk.Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ last-minute appeal to delay primary voting until June was overturned within just hours by the Wisconsin Supreme Court earlier this month. The state’s decision to proceed with in-personby both candidates and health experts.
To move forward with in-person voting, Milwaukee’s 180 polling stations were consolidated to just five where voters – many wearing masks and attempting to maintain social distancing – were in lines stretching for blocks. Many poll workers quit, leaving. After the election, Wisconsin’s health department announced that it would be specifically monitoring the cases from exposure at the polls to see what impact it would have on the spread of the virus.
"While we continue to monitor cases of COVID-19 linked to election activity, we know that gatherings such as are detrimental to the efforts to slow the spread of this pandemic," Dr. Ben Weston, the Medical Director for the Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management, said in the
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