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Wisconsin reports 1,052 new coronavirus cases Thursday

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Wisconsin reports 1,052 new coronavirus cases Thursday
Wisconsin reports 1,052 new coronavirus cases Thursday

Wisconsin has once again reported more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day, the second day this week such numbers were reported.

STATEWIDE MASKPOLICY.GOVERNOR TONYEVERS SAYS HEWANTS TO ISSUEONE... BUTANTICIPATES A LEGALBATTLE STOPPINGHIM.KATIE CROWTHEREXPLAINS:Gov.

Evers13:55:19 Unfortunatelythere are some folks inthe state who don'tbelieve masks help, weknow they do, there'sno question.

EvenDonald Trump hassuggested it's a goodidea.

So we're going tocontinue to monitor itand it's somethingwe're considering.WHEN POSED THEQUESTION... WOULDHE HESITATE TO ISSUEA STATEWIDE MASKMANDATE IF HE KNEWTHERE'D BE NOLEGAL BATTLE... THEGOVERNOR'SANSWER, SHORT...13:56:01 NoTHE LEGAL BATTLEEVERS EXPECTS WITHA STATE MASKMANDATE, WOULD BESIMILAR TO WHATHAPPENED WHEN THESTATE SUPREMECOURT STRUCKDOWN HIS SAFER ATHOME ORDER.Gov.

Evers13:43:20ish Clearly thesupreme court left thisis a very messy state -created chaos, and thatis something we'retaking intoconsideration.MANY WISCONSINCITIES AND COUNTIESHAVE PUT THEIR OWNMASK MANDATES INPLACE.ALONG WITH MOSTSTATES... INCLUDINGOUR NEIGHBORS,MINNESOTA, ILLINOISAND MICHIGAN.Gov.

Evers12:43:52 Frankly, folkscan put on a mask rightnow if you have one.there's nothingprotecting you fromdoing it.KATIE CROWTHERREPORTING.THIS COMES AFTER ASINGLE DAY RECORDOF NEW POSITIVECORONAVIRUS CASESEARLIER THIS WEEKON TUESDAY ..

WITHOVER 11 HUNDREDCASES.HERE'S A CHECK OFTHE LATEST NUMBERSTODAY...... ONCEAGAIN TOPPING ONE-THOUSAND POSITIVECASES.TODAY'S NUMBER:ONE THOUSAND FIFTYTWO..13 MORE PEOPLE INWISCONSIN HAVELOST THIER LIVES.CURRENTLY OVER95-HUNDRED PEOPLEHAVE THE VIRUS INWISCONSIN.THE DEPARTMENTOF HEALTH SERVICESCONFIRMS YOUNGERPEOPLE IN THE 15 TO35 AGE RANGE ARECONTRACTING ITMOST RIGHT NOW...DUE IN PART TO MOREPEOPLE STARTING TOATTEND SOCIALGATHERINGS.HIGH SCHOOLSPORTS INWISCONSIN CAN

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