The Archdiocese of Milwaukee , Wisconsin suspended public masses due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic .
Archbishop Jerome Listecki later extended the suspension into Holy Week , including Easter Mass , choosing to livestream all such ceremonies from an otherwise empty Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist ( The archdiocese then paid for time on WVTV and WISN-TV to telecast both the Good Friday and Easter Masses live across the entire Milwaukee market ) .On March 17 , community transmission , also known as community spread , was announced in Dane County .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Wisconsin