Officials say at least 40 people who voted or worked in Wisconsin elections have coronavirus
At least 40 people who voted in person or worked at polls in Wisconsin's elections earlier this month have tested positive for coronavirus, the state’s health department confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday.
“So far, 40 people who tested COVID-19 positive after April 9 have reported that they voted in person or worked the polls on election day,” Elizabeth Goodsitt, a spokeswoman for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, said in an email.
It's unclear if the people got the coronavirus through taking part in the primary, however, as several reported additional possible exposures, she said.
Politico reported earlier Tuesday that the department confirmed at least 36 people who voted in person or worked at the polls had tested positive.
The state health department told The Hill last week that 19 people who had voted in person or worked at a polling location during Wisconsin's elections earlier this month had tested positive.
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