Dale Witkowski celebrated his 55th birthday on February 25, while on an Egyptian River Cruise with one of his sisters. Twenty-three days later he was dead, killed by the COVID-19 virus he contracted while in Egypt.

Wisconsin has 33 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, prompting counties and municipalities to begin issuing public health guidelines on things ranging from hygiene to work to voting.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission reported that 60% of state municipalities will be short on poll workers for the April 7 election, attributing the shortage to concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic.

State officials are monitoring inventories of personal protective equipment, or PPE, as health care facilities prepare for a surge of patients impacted by COVID-19. Hospitals, clinics, skilled nursing homes and EMS services are already using additional PPE.