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COVID-19 INFORMATION FOR POLK COUNTY AND THE KROX LISTENING AREA (February 25)

The Minnesota Department of Health released its COVID-19 Weekly Report (here) on Thursday.  All information is updated through 4 p.m. on Wednesday, February 17 unless noted. Information on Polk County and the KROX listening area was pulled from the report and is below – 

Update from Polk County Public Health – 

Polk County Public Health, along with our local healthcare and pharmacy partners, is making great progress with COVID-19 vaccine distribution in our community. If you or someone you know is 65 years of age or older and have not been vaccinated, please reach out to your healthcare provider, pharmacy, or Polk County Public Health at 218.281.3385.

“As vaccine availability continues to increase, we are committed to working closely with our local partners to vaccinate eligible individuals as quickly as possible following the guidance from the State of Minnesota,” said Sarah Reese, Director, Polk County Public Health. As more vaccine becomes available, everyone will have the opportunity to receive it.

Please continue to do your part by slowing the spread of COVID-19 by practicing preventative habits such as wearing a mask, staying 6 feet from others, washing your hands often, and staying home if sick. 

For more COVID-19 Vaccine information, visit the Minnesota Department of Health Vaccine page at https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/vaccine.html

Visit the Polk County Coronavirus Response Hub (https://coronavirus-response-pcg.hub.arcgis.com/ ), the Minnesota Department of Health (https://www.health.state.mn.us/ ) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (https://www.cdc.gov/ ) websites for more COVID-19 information. Follow Polk County Public Health on social media for local updates.

Polk County Minnesota
Tests 31,210 7,249,977
Positive Cases 3,413 481,831
State Percent Positive Tests** 5.9% 6.8%
Case Rate per 10,000 1,080 872
Deaths 62 6,450
No longer require isolation 3,319 468,498
Open Cases 32 6,883

**Positive number of tests and positivity calculations include only tests reported by labs that report both positive and negative results. Percent positive is the percent of positive tests from the total number of tests by county of residence.

SCHOOL LEARNING MODEL OPTIONS

Policy Option 14-day Case Rate per 10,000
All in-person 0 to less than 10
Elementary in-person/high school hybrid 10 to less than 20
Both hybrid 20 to less than 30
Elementary hybrid/high school distance 30 to less than 50
All Distance 50 or more 

 

CASE RATE PER COUNTY

thru 2/6 14-day Case Rate per 10,000 Increase or (-) Decrease
Marshall 45.78 27.68
Norman 4.57 -3.05
Polk  11.40 -3.48
Red Lake  42.42 24.95

 

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