Milwaukee’s health commissioner says officials have identified seven people who appear to have contracted the coronavirus through activities related to the April 7 election in Wisconsin.
Commissioner Jeanette Kowalik said six of the cases involve Milwaukee voters and one is a Milwaukee poll worker.
“We only have 30 percent of data as far as any new COVID-19 cases that were associated with the date of the 7th of April, which was when the election was held,” Kowalik explained.
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Kowalik said Monday during a press conference that officials hope to have additional information on the cases by the end of the week.
Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm said Monday there were no signs yet of a surge in cases from the election as some feared. Voters in Milwaukee stood in long lines, many for several hours, in order to cast their ballots.
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