Wisconsin held an election in the midst of a statewide order to stay at home to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. Neenah Mayor Dean Kaufert was part of a group of mayors pushing to delay the April 7 elections, and shares what in-person voting looked like in his community.
As the coronavirus spreads across Wisconsin, the state's rural hospitals are making room for more patients. This means postponing non-essential surgeries and other procedures, which threaten to strain the bottom line of these facilities.
The state Department of Health Services announced on April 7 that there are 2,578 positive cases of COVID-19 statewide. 92 people have died from the virus.
While polls officially closed at 8 p.m. across the state in Wisconsin's spring election, which took place in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, voters remained in line Tuesday night waiting to cast their ballots.
Amid a turbulent and unprecedented pandemic, thousands of Wisconsinites cast in-person and absentee ballots in the state's spring 2020 general election.
Absentee ballots requested by voters in the village of Fox Point went undelivered by the United States Postal Service ahead of the April 7 election. The ballots were repeatedly returned to village offices despite the USPS saying there was nothing wrong with them.
The Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene says partnerships with hospital labs has increased COVID-19 testing capacity thirtyfold in the last month. But due to shortages of testing supplies screenings are still not available for everyone that wants one.
Wisconsin voters went to the polls despite the COVID-19 pandemic and public health warnings against large crowds. These photos from across the state offer a glimpse into an election day overshadowed by the new coronavirus.
As Wisconsinites head to the polls amid the COVID-19 public health crisis, local election officials say they are taking every measure they can to keep voters and poll workers safe.
The speed at which the novel coronavirus has raced around the world, and the severity of the disease it causes, has sparked interest in humanity's last experience with a contagion of such scale.
