Wisconsin health dept tracking whether new coronavirus cases are tied to Tuesday's in-person voting

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Wisconsin health department tracking whether new coronavirus cases are tied to Tuesday's in-person voting
Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 5:08 p.m. CT April 9, 2020 | Updated 9:16 a.m. CT April 10, 2020


MADISON - The state health department is tracking new cases of the coronavirus to determine whether it was spread among voters during Tuesday's spring election.

The state Department of Health Services and local public health officials are "monitoring" the relationship between new cases in the coming weeks and voting in person, agency officials said Thursday.

"We will continue this important work to ensure that every case is followed up on, contacted, and anyone who may have been exposed notified," DHS Secretary Andrea Palm said in a statement. "We hope the extraordinary efforts taken by local clerks, public health, voters, and poll workers helped minimize any transmission but we stand prepared to respond if that isn’t the case."

The potential for new cases comes as Wisconsin hospitals released data showing dozens have a week or less of crucial protective gear.

Palm said if voters were exposed to the virus, DHS and local public health officials will see new cases beginning next week.

"This information will allow our surveillance epidemiologists the opportunity to identify if the election had any impact on the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin," she said. But a full picture of whether in-person voting led to more cases won't be known for several weeks, Palm said.

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1. I wish every voter who gets the virus because of voting would stage a sit in on the lawns of

the judges that put them at risk.