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As the COVID-19 situation improves by nearly every metric across Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz today announced measures that loosen restrictions on important parts of daily life. The Governor also urged Minnesotans to protect the progress made over the past month. “The situation in Minnesota is undeniably better than it was last month,” Governor Walz said. “We have […]
The Polk County Commissioners held their first meeting of the new year on Tuesday morning, where three commissioners took their Oaths of Office, including new commissioner Mark Holy (Fifth District). The Commissioners also allocated funding for Business Relief Grants approved by the Minnesota Legislature and signed by Governor Tim Walz in December. According to the
The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 1,441 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 171 probable cases from antigen testing, and 18 deaths. The confirmed cases were the result of 14,553 completed tests for a positive rate of 9.9 percent. There were no new confirmed cases in Polk County. Roseau County had 3 confirmed cases, Pennington
The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 2,948 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 200 probable cases from antigen testing, and 13 deaths. The confirmed cases were the result of 8,709 for a positive rate of 33.9 percent. Marshall County had 4 new confirmed cases, Pennington County-4 cases, Roseau County-4 cases, Polk County-3 cases, and Lake
The Minnesota Department of Commerce and Minnesota Housing are alerting homeowners who have federally backed mortgage loans and who are facing financial hardships to apply now for mortgage relief to avoid foreclosure. The deadline for mortgage relief applications for certain mortgages has been extended to February 28, 2021, but homeowners who may qualify should begin the process
The Minnesota Department of Health released its COVID-19 Weekly Report (here) on Thursday. All information is updated through 4 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30 unless noted. Information on Polk County and the KROX listening area was pulled from the report and is below – Polk County Minnesota Tests 24,451 5,574,962 Positive Cases 3,198 415,302 Percent
