Covid-19 Pandemic
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Sara Coutler from the Department of Public Health updated our club on the status of Covid-19 in Rice County. Rice County has seen 898 positive cases as of July 15th, 2020. The positive case total is on the higher spectrum for the state of Minnesota. An outbreak at the correctional facility has much to do with a high positive rate in our county. 67% of positive cases are private residences, 23% from the prison, 9% unknown, and .5% group homes (which is lower than the state average). Testing ability is in the top 5 counties in Minnesota. Allina, Mayo, and Healthfinders are doing well at providing testing to all members of our community as needed. Our city and state departments are meeting on a weekly bases to monitor across departments on the status of our region and the status of the ever-changing landscape of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Watch Sara’s presentation back by following the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hxBIq5nExf-lCzTVdWBzOmQlHoeuYoCw/view?usp=sharing