Wisconsin Coronavirus Cases Climb To More Than 2,500, 92 Dead

MILWAUKEE, WI — A total of 2,578 confirmed coronavirus cases have been reported in Wisconsin, and the state has now seen 92 deaths as a result of the virus, health officials said Tuesday.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, 745 of those cases, or roughly 29 percent, have required hospitalizations. As of April 7, the state has reported 28,512 negative tests.

In Milwaukee County, there are 1,324 confirmed cases and 49 virus-related deaths, officials said.

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Cities Grapple With Election Day

Amid the coronavirus public health emergency, thousands of voters in Wisconsin are taking to the polls to vote in the state's presidential primary and statewide general election. As of Tuesday afternoon, there were reports coming in showing voters waiting in long lines to cast their ballots while also facing the challenge of maintaining at least six feet of distance between others.

Voters and poll workers did not know whether they would be participating in the election on Monday, after Gov. Tony Evers sought to postpone in-person voting until June via an executive order. The state has seen more than 2,440 confirmed COVID-19 cases, and 77 coronavirus-related deaths. Schools were closed in mid-March, non-essential businesses have been shut down, and residents are restricted from non-essential travel in a "safer at home" order.

According to a JSOnline report, Jeff Pothof, chief quality and safety officer for UW Health in Madison said it's "nearly impossible to maintain social distancing throughout the process of going to the polls and voting. You can see some people quite close to each other, some wearing masks, some not," he said in the report.

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