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Crow Wing County Public Health announced it would offer $100 gas gift cards to those receiving their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine and Lakewood Health System is restricting visitors, citing a 24% positivity rate.

Vaccinations may prevent quarantines and sick days, presenters say 3:00 am, May 6, 2021 × The impact of voluntary COVID-19 vaccinations on the area workforce was the topic of an online Zoom webinar Tuesday morning, May 4, hosted by the Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce. " "I don't know of a business that can afford to lose employees right now. Our message at the chamber is to maintain safety measures, but strongly consider the vaccine. We aren't pushing the vaccine, but this webinar is about vaccine options." " — Matt Kilian. "We want to get open. We want to reopen and we want ...

The New York Times thinks it’s possible, based on population-adjusted COVID-19 data. The list is limited to areas with at least 50,000 people and figures are sorted by the difference between the number of cases in the past week compared to the week prior, the Times reports. The Brainerd micropolitan statistical area, which includes Cass and Crow Wing counties, showed an increase of 142 cases per 100,000 people, according to the Times. Topping the list Thursday was Mount Pleasant, Michigan, with an increase of 288 cases per 100,000 people. New York City, meanwhile, ranked 545th on the list ...

COVID-19 cases on rise again in Crow Wing County The number of new COVID-19 cases recorded in the previous 14 days topped 300 on Monday, April 5, for the first time since Christmas Eve, when the county and state were on the downward slope of a dramatic late autumn surge. 6:56 pm, Apr. 6, 2021 × A graph shows the increase in daily reported COVID-19 cases in Crow Wing County. Graphic / Chelsey Perkins The number of new COVID-19 cases reported each day in Crow Wing County is reaching levels not seen since mid-December. Joining neighboring Morrison and Mille Lacs counties ...