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State Epidemiologist Answers Questions about COVID-19 Crisis

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

March 20, 2020

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Wisconsin Epidemiologist Dr. Ryan Westergaard gives an update on the growing number of COVID-19 cases statewide. Westergaard answers medical questions for Wisconsin residents as they brace for the full impact of the virus. So far, the state has had 206 positive cases of COVID-19--with Dane and Milwaukee counties most at risk for community spread.

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