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Coronavirus Affecting New Communities in Milwaukee

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

June 19, 2020 • Southeast Region

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The largest spike in COVID-19 cases is now among the Latinx population in the state’s largest city, where Milwaukee’s Black community had previously suffered the brunt of the pandemic. Milwaukee Commissioner of Health Jeanette Kowalik discusses the city’s current response and testing capacity.

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