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The Minnesota Department of Health released its COVID-19 Weekly Report (here) on Thursday. All information is updated through 4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14 unless noted. Information on Polk County and the KROX listening area was pulled from the report and is below – Polk County Minnesota Tests 8,533 2,386,848 Positive Cases 447 117,106 Percent […]
The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 1,169 new cases of COVID-19 and 19 deaths. Polk County had eight new cases. Of the new cases, 1,108 are confirmed cases which were found in 19,801 completed tests for a positive rate of 5.6 percent. Updated October 15, 2020 Updated daily at 11 a.m., with data current
Highland and Washington Elementary Schools along with the Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) are hosting a read-a-thon event October 19-30. The read-a-thon is replacing the regular PTO fundraisers that aren’t able to be held this year due to COVID-19. Highland School Principal Chris Trostad said they are asking businesses to donate to the read-a-thon this year if
Commander Paula Lundgren of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW) Post 1902 announced the kick-off of this year’s VFW’s Voice of Democracy Scholarship competition. Local high school students have the opportunity to compete for thousands of dollars in scholarships. Students must write and record a three-to-five minute essay on the selected theme
With COVID-19 numbers on the rise in Polk County, the Minnesota Department of Health will hold its first mass testing event in Crookston next week. Crookston Emergency Manager Tim Froeber said the city will be working with a number of partners to host the testing event. “Crookston will be the site of a state-sponsored community
The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 1,214 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 40 probable cases of COVID-19 due to the antigen test. There have been a total of 115,763 confirmed cases and 180 probable cases of COVID-19. MDH is also reporting 29 additional deaths, the highest single-day death toll since June 5. The confirmed
