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According to the state health department, at least 19 people in Wisconsin who said they voted in-person or worked the polls for the state’s primary election tested positive for the coronavirus.
However officials say several of those people “reported other possible exposures as well.”
The state’s primary election was held on April 7.
The state’s decision to hold in-personal elections in the middle of the pandemic was criticized by many candidates and health experts.
The state’s governor had lost his bid to delay voting until June as Republicans in the state successfully fought in court to have the election take place as planned.
After the election, the state health department announced it will be monitoring cases from exposure at the polls and see if the election had any impact on the spread of coronavirus.
According to Johns Hopkins University, as of Wednesday the confirmed number of cases in the state is more than 4,600 and there have been 244 deaths.
Posted – 4.23.20