What is COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin?
The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] first entered the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]] in early February 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=The First Case of Coronavirus in Wisconsin Confirmed|publisher=WKOW|url=https://wkow.com/2020/02/05/first-case-of-coronavirus-in-wisconsin-confirmed|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> The [[COVID-19]] was one of the leading causes of death for Wisconsin in 2020. As of July 9, 2021, almost 7,400 people in the state had died from the COVID-19 virus.<ref>{{cite web|title=Coronavirus Cases Up, COVID-19 Deaths Up in Wisconsin|publisher=WBAY|url=https://www.wbay.com/2021/07/09/coronavirus-cases-up-covid-19-deaths-up-wisconsin|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> A steady upward trend for new COVID-19 cases in late June/early July 2020 began accelerating in mid July that same year. In response to July's rising cases and death tolls, the Governor [[Tony Evers]] declared a [[face mask]] mandate for all people age five and older in any building that isn't a private home.<ref>{{cite web|title=What You Need to Know About the Wisconsin Mask Mandate|publisher=WMTV NBC15|url=https://www.nbc15.com/2020/07/30/list-what-you-need-to-know-about-wisconsins-mask-mandate|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> As of July 12, 2021, over six million doses of vaccines have been given to people. Close to 48% of people in Wisconsin have completed the entire vaccines series.<ref>{{cite web|title=COVID-19: The Wisconsin Summary Data|publisher=The Wisconsin Department of Health Services|url=https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/data.htm#summary|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> On Friday, March 12, 2020, the Governor Tony Evers declared a [[state of emergency]] in Wisconsin.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Evers Declares Health Emergency in Wisconsin|publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/03/12/coronavirus-wisconsin-gov-tony-evers-declares-health-emerency/5030830002|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> The following day, he ordered that all public and private K-12 schools across Wisconsi