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August 2, 2021
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Minn. – St. Louis County public health officials say they are recommending face masks be worn in indoor, public places regardless of vaccination status due to substantial transmission of COVID-19 throughout the county.
“We are as frustrated as anyone, but more than that, we are concerned by this growth in cases,” said Amy Westbrook, St. Louis County Public Health Division Director. “We all want to put this pandemic behind us, but the highly contagious Delta variant is demonstrating why it is so important for people to get vaccinated. There are pockets in St. Louis County that have low vaccination rates that remain concerning.”
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Last year, many missed out on opportunities to celebrate their mom on Mother’s Day. This year, however, things are looking up and many are looking to go above and beyond for their mom s who have gone above and beyond this past year.
In Canal Park Friday, families shopped for the occassion.
“We re trying to do more this Mother s Day and make it more meaningful,” Amanda Nichols of Winona said.
At local shops, a number of people bought flowers and treats.
“We have to stop at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory,” Nona Peterson of St. Cloud said.
State numbers for cases, hospitalizations rising Posted
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REGIONAL- A March spike in COVID-19 cases in Ely is on the decline, but health officials continued to sound the alarm on Tuesday over increasing cases and hospitalizations statewide.
A key measure of COVID activity, the seven-day case average, hit 39.8 on March 22, the highest in northern St. Louis County since Dec. 9. However, since then, the rate has dropped by more than half, and was sitting at 15.9 on March 31, the most recent county data available.
The Ely outbreak accounted for 70 percent of the cases in northern St. Louis County in March, according to county communications manager Dana Kazel. However, the number of new cases in Ely dipped last week to 18, or about half the number of cases reported in the prior week. Minnesota Department of Health weekly reports show that between Feb. 25 and April 1, 75 new cases were identified in the Ely zip code, with most of those appearing in the second half of Ma
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With the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in the Northland now, efforts are underway to get more and more priority groups vaccinated.
Local hospitals are urging those 65 and older who haven t been vaccinated to schedule an appointment soon.
St. Luke s, Essentia Health and St. Louis County Public Health say their goal is to reach 70 percent of vaccinations in the 65 and older age group in order to move into vaccinating the next priority groups in line.
On Friday Lake Superior Community Health Center held a vaccination clinic for 200 patients 65 and older to get the Moderna vaccine. It was quick I didn’t even feel it. I sat down and boom and that was it, said Kristin Earlf from Cloquet, who got her first dose of the Moderna vaccine.