Table 2: Pre- and Post-Election Daily New COVID-19 Case Rates and Ratios Comparing United States (US), Wisconsin, and Wisconsin Three Major Counties.
|
Region |
Election Period |
Mean Daily New Cases |
Mean Daily New Case Rates per 100,000 Voting- Age Adults |
Ratio of Region: US, New Case Rates |
|
United States |
Prior |
27,365 |
10.77 |
- |
|
After |
29,599 |
11.62 |
- |
|
|
Wisconsin |
Prior |
159 |
3.65 |
0.34 |
|
After |
141 |
3.23 |
0.28 |
|
|
Milwaukee County |
Prior |
80.9 |
10.97 |
1.02 |
|
After |
53.7 |
7.28 |
0.63 |
|
|
Dane County |
Prior |
13.1 |
3.68 |
0.21 |
|
After |
5.5 |
1.54 |
0.13 |
|
|
Waukesha County |
Prior |
9.2 |
2.92 |
0.27 |
|
After |
6.8 |
2.16 |
0.19 |
US: United States; For all "prior", this represents 10-days prior to April 7 election; For all "after", this represents 10-days (April 12-21) after the 5-day viral incubation period; Mean daily new case rates for US have Wisconsin data excluded from totals; Empty cells are seen, as US is the comparison group.