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Press release on Wednesday afternoon, April 21, 2020 Governor Tim Walz, representatives of the state's health care delivery systems, the Mayo Clinic, and the University of Minnesota (U of M) today announced a breakthrough for rapid, widespread testing of COVID-19 in Minnesota. This has the potential to make Minnesota a leader in the U.S. and the world in terms of COVID-19 testing. Also today, ICU hospitalization numbers declined by 10 down to 107. A total of 240 Minnesotans are hospitalized today with COVID infections. Stearns County has...
Stearns County is working collaboratively with Minnesota Department of Health, CentraCare Health, Pilgrim's Pride in Cold Spring and Jennie-O in Melrose in response to employees testing positive for COVID-19 in their facilities. Action plans for response are currently in progress, including the potential for testing ill employees and isolation and quarantine as needed. Both companies proactively implemented strategies to keep employees safe while continuing their operations. Once plans for follow-up are finalized, employees will be notified...
In his Thursday, April 23 press conference, Governor Tim Walz ordered that school buildings in Minnesota would remain closed for K-12 education during the rest of the 2019-2020 academic year. In conjunction with that announcement, the Minnesota State High School League has cancelled all spring sports and related school activities. Currently, state officials are determining whether or not summer school programming will be allowed in Minnesota. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa superintendent Patrick Walsh...
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced today that the agency has begun making Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) payments to people who are self-employed, independent contractors, and other eligible recipients who are not eligible for regular unemployment benefits. PUA is a new program that was authorized by Congress in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and signed into law on March 27, 2020. "In less than one month,...
Below is video featuring the April 26, 2020 worship service at Norway Lake Lutheran parish of rural New London. A reminder that the mailing address for sending offerings is: Norway Lake Parish 6338 County Road 40 Northwest New London MN 56273...
