Meatpacking plants have been forced to slow production as COVID-19 spreads among workers, leaving farmers caring for market-ready animals and low prices.
The spread of COVID-19, and the subsequent response intended to keep the virus at bay, has highlighted dependency on services like waste management — that prior to the pandemic were readily available.
The toll on Wisconsin's economy from COVID-19 and the state's social distancing orders hasn't yet been reflected in monthly unemployment statistics. But state estimates suggest hundreds of thousands of residents are out of work and negotiating an overloaded unemployment system.
There are 7,660 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of May second, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 346 cases from the day before.
There are 7,314 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, the state Department of Health Services announced on May first. That's an increase of 460 cases from the day before.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is urging anglers to stay within their home communities during the weekend inland fishing season opener to avoid spreading COVID-19 to other regions of the state.
Smartphone data shows Wisconsinites limited their movement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that may be changing with "quarantine fatigue." WisContext associate editor Will Cushman discusses data showing to what degree people around the state are staying at home.
When COVID-19 started to spread across the state, Wisconsin colleges had to focus on transitioning to more robust online learning for the rest of the semester. Now, the focus is on the upcoming fall semester and encouraging them to commit.
Republican legislators and business groups made a coordinated push on April 30 for a plan that would reopen the state more quickly, with one restaurant owner telling lawmakers he's ordering alcohol and food in case he can start serving customers next week.
