Could Wisconsin’s Surge In COVID-19 Cases Impact Election Turnout?

Wisconsin is seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases, with an alarming 22% positivity rate statewide.

By Zach Wilson, Meha Ahmad
Virus Outbreak
Wisconsin National Guard members administer COVID-19 tests in a parking lot in Milwaukee. The coronavirus tightened its grip on the American heartland, with hospitals in Wisconsin and North Dakota running low on space. Morry Gash / ASSOCIATED PRESS
Virus Outbreak
Wisconsin National Guard members administer COVID-19 tests in a parking lot in Milwaukee. The coronavirus tightened its grip on the American heartland, with hospitals in Wisconsin and North Dakota running low on space. Morry Gash / ASSOCIATED PRESS

Could Wisconsin’s Surge In COVID-19 Cases Impact Election Turnout?

Wisconsin is seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases, with an alarming 22% positivity rate statewide.

By Zach Wilson, Meha Ahmad
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Reset checks in with Molly Beck of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for more on COVID-19 in Wisconsin and how it could impact voter turnout and the election.

GUEST: Molly Beck, state politics and government reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel