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STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS ISSUE UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR COVID-19 QUARANTINES, INCLUDING SHORTER OPTIONS

[yotuwp type=”videos” id=”mquJsd0v-Wc” ] The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) issued updated COVID-19 quarantine guidance that integrates new recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including options for shorter quarantines under certain conditions on Monday. Quarantine is one of several public health tools commonly used to reduce the risk of a […]

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MINNESOTA ADDING ANTIGEN TEST RESULTS TO ONLINE COVID-19 DATA

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced today that it will begin posting on its website COVID-19 cases detected using new antigen testing equipment approved by the FDA under an emergency use authorization. In posting these cases, MDH is following the guidance of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) – the independent professional

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POLK COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR SARAH REESE DISCUSSES COVID-19 IN POLK COUNTY

Polk County had its 42nd lab-confirmed case of COVID-19 on Monday, an increase of 15 cases since April 30.  KROX talked with Polk County Public Health Director Sarah Reese to get more information on the cases in the county. “We are currently at 42 lab-confirmed cases of COVID in Polk County,” said Reese. “That is

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GOV. WALZ ORDERS POSTPONEMENT OF ELECTIVE SURGERY AND PROCEDURES TO PRIORITIZE COVID-19 RESPONSE

Governor Tim Walz today signed Executive Order 20-09, ordering health care providers to postpone elective surgeries and procedures, including non-emergent elective dental procedures, to focus health care capacity and equipment on responding to COVID-19 cases and other emergencies.  This order complies with guidance issued on March 17, 2020, from the Centers on Disease Control and

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