( Reuters) – A minimum of seven individuals contracted the coronavirus throughout Wisconsin’s primary election on April 7, Milwaukee health authorities stated on Tuesday, confirming fears that holding in-person ballot throughout the health crisis put people at risk.
The 7 cases consist of six voters and one survey worker in Milwaukee, the state’s largest city, where nearly 200 voting areas were pared back to five and there were hours-long lines to cast tallies, the workplace of Milwaukee Health Commissioner Jeanette Kowalik confirmed.
The variety of election-related infections could grow as the 14- day incubation period ends on Wednesday, health authorities said.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Milwaukee had 1,697 validated cases of