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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D). Photo: Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty ImagesWisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) announced on that a field hospital will be opened at the state fairgrounds near Milwaukee to expand care for coronavirus patients after hospitalizations more than doubled in the past month.Driving the news: Health officials attribute the state's increase to university and K-12 school reopenings and overall public fatigue on mask-wearing and social distance practices, reports.By the numbers: As of Tuesday, 853 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in the state, according to the . What they're saying: “We hoped this day wouldn’t come, but unfortunately, Wisconsin is in a much different, more dire place today and our healthcare systems are beginning to become overwhelmed by the surge of COVID-19 cases," Evers said . Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) refused to take a COVID-19 test as demanded by his Democratic challenger, Jaime Harrison, forcing organizers of Friday's U.S. Senate debate to change the format at the last minute. Why it matters: If Graham were to test positive for the virus it could delay confirmation hearings on Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Politics: before election despite Trump's desperation — Trump to resume public events with a — Fauci: We had a at the White House — Lindsey Graham for Senate debate in SCHealth: problem.Business: As , doubts are rising about unemployment data.Poll: 26% of Americans while sick.Sports: Guidelines sloppy start.President Trump has called an experimental coronavirus therapy he received "a gift from Heaven" and promised to make it widely available —&nbsp;igniting yet another round of concern about politics encroaching on science.What they're saying: "We have an emergency use authorization that I want to get signed immediately," Trump Thursday.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D). Photo: Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty ImagesWisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) announced on that a field hospital will be opened at the state fairgrounds near Milwaukee to expand care for coronavirus patients after hospitalizations more than doubled in the past month.Driving the news: Health officials attribute the state's increase to university and K-12 school reopenings and overall public fatigue on mask-wearing and social distance practices, reports.By the numbers: As of Tuesday, 853 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in the state, according to the . What they're saying:...

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