5 coronavirus cases linked to Trump campaign events in Wisconsin, one case linked to Biden rally
Wisconsin Department of Health Services told ABC News that a total of five cases have been linked to four different Trump rallies over the last three months.
Here's how the cases breakdown: One case from Oshkosh Trump rally on Aug. 17; One case from Mosinee Trump rally on Sept. 17; Two cases from Janesville Trump rally on Oct. 17; One case from Waukesha Trump rally on Oct. 24
In addition, the health department has identified one case linked to a Biden campaign rally in Manitowoc on Sept. 21.
As ABC News has previously reported, in Minnesota, at least 23 cases have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks from three Trump/Pence campaign rallies in September, and North Carolina on Thursday announced that two people who attended a Trump rally in Gaston County on Oct. 21 have tested positive.
However, Wisconsin Health Services Department cautioned that the above cases from Wisconsin "don't necessarily provide a complete picture."
"Because of the sheer volume they’re working with, our contact tracers are conducting abbreviated versions of full interviews and may not capture all details about where an infection was acquired," Wisconsin health department spokesperson Elizabeth Goodsitt told ABC News. "Also, the people below reported other possible exposures, so we can’t say for sure these events were or were not the cause of these cases."
-ABC News' Soorin Kim