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Death toll and coronavirus cases continue to rise in Wisconsin as more push back against stay-at-home order

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Milwaukee Journal SentinelAnother sunny weekend day, another protest against Gov. Tony Evers' safer-at-home order stretching to Memorial Day weekend.Unlike the , only about on Sunday. But the message was the same.Some folks want to resume their lives as they were before the pandemic, and they want shuttered businesses including taverns, playgrounds and restaurants to reopen. Now.Live Updates:Daily Digest:Share Your Story:And they decided to make their opinions known by holding signs, carrying American flags and leading peaceful protests.“We have never cowered to a virus in this country before — ever,” Kirsten Lombard, 53, of McFarland said outside the Capitol building. “I don’t know why we are now.”Actually, the 1918 Spanish flu was a virus that killed an estimated 675,000 people in the U.S. and millions worldwide.More:Colin Guest distributed free T-shirts on the Capitol square&nbsp;that said "can't control me." One man held a sign with three numbers:&nbsp;Wisconsin's population, COVID-19 deaths, and the small risk of death from coronavirus.&nbsp;Last week the governor as much as possible&nbsp;to May 26 and canceled the rest of the school year. But the toll on businesses has been catastrophic in Wisconsin and elsewhere in the U.S. as jobless numbers&nbsp;and demand at food pantries have spiked.Evers issued a public health emergency March 12. In the following weeks, he closed , schools, and scores of businesses to slow the spread of the infectious disease for which there is no vaccine.&nbsp;More:Department of Health Services officials have said if Evers hadn't issued such orders, and 22,000 cases of the virus.As of 5 p.m. Sunday, DHS reported 4,346 cases and 220 deaths. Around a quarter of people testing positive have been hospitalized.Milwaukee County continued to be the epicenter of the outbreak with 2,150 cases and 125 deaths, according to DHS&nbsp;figures. The numbers are slightly higher than those reported by Milwaukee County officials.Only seven of Wisconsin’s 72 counties have not reported a positive coronavirus case: Burnett, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Pepin, Taylor and Vernon. The first case in Wisconsin was reported in Dane County and the second was in Pierce County, which so far has had only seven reported positive cases.A total of 45,323 coronavirus tests were negative in Wisconsin.Evers is allowing , though some .And despite the governor's order, at least one restaurant owner is vowing to reopen soon.The owner of Jackson's Blue Ribbon Pub in Wauwatosa said .Dan Zierath told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the pub would enforce social distancing and take other precautions, such as questioning customers at the door if they've been exposed to COVID-19 or if they have fevers, but he was determined to proceed."I feel like our constitutional rights are being taken from us. And I’m just not willing anymore. What’s going to happen is going to happen," he said.Jackson's Blue Ribbon Pub,&nbsp;11302 W. Blue Mound Road, is one of four pubs and&nbsp;restaurants that Zierath owns. He said&nbsp;the others&nbsp;— Zisters in Elm Grove and the Thirsty Duck in Wauwatosa and Sussex&nbsp;— could open for dining within a week after Jackson's.Zierath said he would keep the capacity below 50% at Jackson's. "I just see no harm in that whatsoever," he said.Zierath, who attended the rally in Brookfield Saturday,&nbsp;added, "I think our governor is abusing his power right now."Asked if he&nbsp;consulted an attorney in the matter, Zierath&nbsp;said he did&nbsp;and was advised against opening the restaurant. But he said his restaurant group is relatively new, and profits have been used to expand and reinvest in the company."We don’t&nbsp;have a strong cushion to set on," said Zierath. "Things are becoming dire right now."Jackson’s Blue Ribbon Pub in downtown Milwaukee posted a notice on its Facebook page on Sunday that it is under different ownership and will adhere to the policy."We do not share in any of his views or opinions. We will most definitely NOT be opening until the stay at home order has been lifted. Thank you for your continued support.”The downtown location is&nbsp;co-owned by Brian Eft and Mark Zierath. The Zieraths are brothers but do not share ownership of the Jackson’s Blue Ribbon pubs.Mark Zierath told the Journal Sentinel his location "will remain closed until all health department orders are lifted."Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporters Carol Deptolla, Molly Beck and Jim Owczarski contributed to this report.

Milwaukee Journal SentinelAnother sunny weekend day, another protest against Gov. Tony Evers' safer-at-home order stretching to Memorial Day weekend.Unlike the , only about on Sunday. But the message was the same.Some folks want to resume their lives as they were before the pandemic, and they want shuttered businesses including taverns, playgrounds and restaurants to reopen. Now.Live Updates:Daily Digest:Share Your Story:And they decided to make their opinions known by holding signs, carrying American flags and leading peaceful protests.“We have never cowered to a virus in this country...

Death toll and coronavirus cases continue to rise in Wisconsin as more push back against stay-at-home order

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