B-B-E zip codes post a 3 for the third straight week

In the May 12 zip code report released by the Minnesota Department of Health, the Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa zip code areas (56312, 56316 and 56325) posted a three for new COVID-19 cases over a one-week period for the third straight week. These figures of three each week represent M.D.H. lab-confirmed cases reported to the state, most usually from health care centers and clinics. They do not represent test results from at-home tests.

The May 12 report has all three new cases originating in the Belgrade 56312 zip code area, with none in Brooten 56316 or the city proper of Elrosa 56325. The May 5 report had one case from Belgrade, two from Brooten and none in Elrosa.

In the embedded video below, Dr. John Campbell from the United Kingdom talks about COVID-19 prevalence in different regions of his country and also speaks to the idea of mass natural immunity stemming damages of the virus. He raises the issue that vaccine-induced immunity not holding up nearly as well as natural immunity.

Area COVID-19 case count increases by zip code: (*fully updated as of Thursday night, May 12)

Willmar - 65 new cases (41 last week)

Benson - 5 new cases (2 last week)

Clara City - 6 new cases (1 last week)

Hancock - 3 new cases (4 last week)

Kandiyohi - 3 new cases (none last week)

Kerkhoven - 1 new case (1 last week)

Montevideo - 13 new cases (6 last week)

Morris - 15 new cases (8 last week)

Murdock - no new cases (none last week)

New London - 4 new cases (7 last week)

Pennock - 1 new case (1 last week)

Raymond - 1 new case (1 last week)

Spicer - 7 new cases (2 last week)

Sunburg - 3 new cases (none last week)

Alexandria - 59 new cases (37 last week)

Belgrade - 3 new cases (1 last week)

Brooten - no new cases (2 last week)

Elrosa - no new cases (none last week)

Cyrus - no new cases (none last week)

Glenwood - 17 new cases (7 last week)

Melrose - 7 new cases (5 last week)

Osakis - 5 new cases (2 last week)

Paynesville - 8 new cases (7 last week)

Sauk Centre - 8 new cases (6 last week)

Starbuck - 24 new cases (4 last week)

Villard - 3 new cases (none last week).