The Rural County That Kept Covid at Bay - The Daily Yonder
The Daily Yonder The Rural County That Kept Covid at Bay In the remote northwoods of Minnesota, one county has achieved the rare distinction of recording zero Covid-19 deaths more than a year into the pandemic. How did they do it? Share this: Summer day on the shores of Grand Marais, Minnesota. (Photo by: A&L / Source: Visit Cook County) On June 8, 2020, someone blocked the main road leading into remote Cook County, Minnesota, with a large downed tree. In fraught pandemic times when so much was new, unfamiliar, and yet to-be-determined, the guidance from this hidden messenger rang s...