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MDH TO BEGIN TEXTING PROGRAM TO REACH POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES, CLOSE CONTACTS

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will soon expand its toolkit for case investigation and contact tracing (CICT) by notifying people via text that the health department will be calling. The initiative aims to more effectively reach and inform those who test positive for COVID-19 and their close contacts about what they need to do […]

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NEW COVID-19 TESTING LOCATION TO OPEN THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF THE YEAR IN CROOKSTON

In order to expand access to free, “no barrier” COVID-19 testing, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today announced 11 new longer-term COVID-19 testing sites will open across Minnesota in the coming weeks. Ten of the testing sites will be at National Guard Armories in Albert Lea, Anoka, Crookston, Fairmont, Hibbing, Hutchinson, Inver Grove Heights,

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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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GOVERNOR WALZ ANNOUNCES DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH & EDUCATION WILL HELP EACH SCHOOL DETERMINE THEIR LEARNING MODEL TO START SCHOOL YEAR

Today, Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, along with the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), announced Minnesota’s Safe Learning Plan for the 2020-21 School Year. School districts and charter schools will begin in one of three models: in-person, distance learning, or a hybrid model. Experts at the

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GOVERNOR TIM WALZ TO ANNOUNCE NEXT STEPS IN THE CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ON WEDNESDAY

Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan will announce the next steps in the state’s response to COVID-19 on Wednesday, July 22 at 2:00 p.m.  You can hear the press conference on KROX Radio.   [yotuwp type=”videos” id=”275hbm1qvdM” ] WHO: Governor Walz; Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan; Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm; Department of Employment

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