As of April 9, the Milwaukee health department was reporting 1,193 known positive cases of COVID-19 in the city. More than half of people in the state who have died from COVID-19 have been in Milwaukee County.
Steve Deller, a professor at UW-Madison's Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics, predicts unemployment is going to be much worse in March compared to February in Wisconsin's rural locations.
Social distancing requirements are disrupting ceremonies for Easter, Passover and Ramadan, and religious congregations around Wisconsin are turning to livestreams and video chats to hold their high holidays.
The University of Wisconsin System projects it will lose around $170 million of revenue this spring after students were told not to come back to campus after spring break to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
For children on the autism spectrum and their caregivers, this period of social distancing and suspension of in-person education can create a need for new routines.
