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Wisconsin Watch’s reporters and editors are investigating state and local impacts of the global pandemic and issues related to quality of life in Wisconsin. Also follow our Wisconsin COVID-19 Update — a roundup of top news and information about Wisconsin’s response to the coronavirus.

Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Cruel and Unusual?, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

‘He shouldn’t have had to die’: COVID-19 infects half of Wisconsin inmates, five times the overall state rate

by Vanessa Swales February 13th, 2021March 5th, 2021 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

Prisoners lack space and some say rules to curb COVID-19 are unevenly enforced

Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Environment, Health & Welfare

Wisconsin’s No. 1 mink farming industry now seen as a COVID-19 risk

by Kate Golden for Wisconsin Watch January 30th, 2021March 2nd, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare

So you’ve been diagnosed with COVID-19. What next?

by Bram Sable-Smith January 18th, 2021February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare, Outbreak Wisconsin

‘I’m happy to be part of history’: An ER nurse gets the coronavirus vaccine, offering example to others

by Bram Sable-Smith December 28th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare, Outbreak Wisconsin

Charles Sheppard, Who Helped Hundreds Of Homeless Vets In Milwaukee, Dies Of COVID-19 At 61

by Megan Hart (WPR) December 18th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare, Outbreak Wisconsin

‘Every single one of them changed lives’: 6 nuns at Greenfield Convent die of COVID-19

by Maureen McCollum (WPR) December 17th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare

COVID-19 killed a thousand Wisconsinites in three weeks. These residents don’t see the danger.

by Howard Hardee December 8th, 2020March 1st, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare

Illness, stress fill a COVID-19 unit as Wisconsin leaders stalemate

by Bram Sable-Smith November 20th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Government, Lives on Hold

Thousands await jobless aid as Wisconsin leaders blame each other for failure

by Marty Hobe (TMJ4 News) and Bram Sable-Smith (Wisconsin Watch/WPR) November 17th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare

‘Infodemic’ complicates Wisconsin’s public health fight against coronavirus

by Will Cushman (WisContext) November 6th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare

Wisconsin’s plentiful COVID-19 data fuels insights, confusion as health officials learn on the fly

by Will Cushman (WisContext) November 6th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare

Wisconsin’s rural hospitals weather pandemic better than most, but warning signs remain

by Parker Schorr October 16th, 2020February 24th, 2021

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