The state Department of Health Services announced on March 31 that there are 1,351 positive cases of COVID-19 statewide, as well as 17,375 negative tests. 23 people have died in Wisconsin.
The state is opening two voluntary isolation centers in Milwaukee and Madison for people infected with the new coronavirus who have nowhere else to go.
At an emergency meeting, the Wisconsin Elections Commission approved guidance that elections officials cannot broadly suggest voters are indefinitely confined under Gov. Tony Evers's "Safer at Home" order.
The availability of tests for COVID-19 continues to be an issue in Wisconsin and across the United States, particularly given a shortage of testing supplies. WisContext associate editor Wil Cushman discusses what it means for the outbreak in the state.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission reported that 60% of state municipalities will be short on poll workers for the April 7 election, attributing the shortage to concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The state Department of Health Services announced March 31 that there are 1,351 positive cases of COVID-19 statewide. However, the number continues to grow as counties announce more positive test results.
Phone lines are overloaded as Wisconsin's unemployment insurance system struggles under a surge of new claims in the wake of the state's response to COVID-19.
