Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020


 
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reporting more than 400 cases of the new coronavirus in nursing homes and group facilities in the state. About one-third of the state's 242 deaths have been in those facilities.
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County governments are facing projected budget shortfalls as measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 take a toll on the economy.
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Mariah Clark is many things. She’s a blacksmith, a tall-ship sailor and an EMT. She’s also an emergency room nurse at UW Health in Madison, placing her on the frontlines of the pandemic in Dane County.
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Wisconsin's potato and cranberry growers are expecting an oversupply of their crops this fall after losing sales to restaurants and schools closed during the new coronavirus pandemic.
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A little more than two weeks after Wisconsin's April 7 election went forward with in-person voting, 19 voters and poll workers who participated have tested positive for COVID-19, although where they were exposed to the disease remains uncertain.
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The head of the Wisconsin National Guard said roughly 10% of the state's troops are deployed in various ways to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The state Department of Health Services announced April 22 that there were 4,845 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, a jump of 225 cases from the day before.
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Kimberly-Clark Corp. has ramped up production of toilet paper and other household goods in response to a spike in demand during the coronavirus pandemic.
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How can the economic impacts of the 1918 influenza pandemic inform understanding about COVID-19's effects? UW-Madison economist Tessa Conroy discusses the differences between each crisis, including how the current unprecedented level of federal stimulus fits into the picture.
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Madison-based writer Adrian Grimes' iteration of a parody of "Bohemian Rhapsody" has gone viral, with more than 4.9 million views.