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Tony Evers: “2,395 Wisconsinites... have lost their lives.”

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Gov. Tony Evers Addresses the State on COVID-19

Published November 10, 2020 | Video Starts at 02:05

We've now surpassed in deaths the number of lives we projected we would have saved months ago if we would have been able to keep safer at home and reopen safely. 2,395 Wisconsinites... have lost their lives. And I offer my deepest sympathy and condolences to those who are mourning the loss of their loved ones. Unfortunately, they will not be the last. (02:05–02:15)

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Asserts that 2,395 people in Wisconsin have died from COVID-19.

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