Wisconsin Coronavirus-Related Deaths Rise To 220

MILWAUKEE, WI — Nine more Wisconsinites have died from the coronavirus overnight, state officials said Sunday.

Wisconsin has seen 220 people die from the coronavirus, and state totals for confirmed cases has risen to 4,346 as of Sunday. Of those figures, 27 percent of all confirmed cases are requiring hospitalization.

According to state data, of the 4,346 people confirmed infected with the coronavirus, 2,264 of them were never hospitalized, and 1,190 were hospitalized for some time. The status of another group of confirmed cases - 892 in all - is unaccounted for in the state's tally.

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Unrest Begins To Show

A group of protesters ranging from several hundred to more than one thousand people gathered along Bluemound Road in Brookfield on Saturday to protest the extension of Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' "Safer At Home" order.

"I understand the fear but we have to take the chance cause if this country, and our state, doesn't get back to work we're going to go into a deep, deep recession or depression," said Carol Greco, protester,in a CBS 58 report.

Meanwhile, Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling said his departmentwill no longer enforce Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers "Safer At Home" order, saying that deputies will now "leave the enforcement of public health orders to the health department experts."

In a statement issued this week, the Schmaling said he would not enforce laws that harm local businesses, nor could he take an active role in restricting freedoms granted citizens in the Constitution.

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