MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak in Wisconsin (all times local):
2:35 p.m.
Nineteen people in Wisconsin have tested positive for the coronavirus after having voted in-person in the April 7 election or after having worked at the polls, the state Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday.
Also, five Wisconsin National Guard members who helped staff polls on election day have reported symptoms of COVID-19 but the one who was tested came back as negative, said Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp. The other four were not offered tests by their doctor, he said.
The state health department said it does not know if the 19 positive cases contracted COVID-19 at the polls or elsewhere. Several of those people reported possible other exposures, the health department said.
As of Wednesday, 246 people died from the virus in the state while more than 4,800 had tested positive.
Health officials had said ahead of the April 7 election they were concerned about a spike in cornavirus cases due to in-person voting. Those concerns were heightened after voters had to wait in line for hours in close proximity at polling sites in Milwaukee and Green Bay.
