Good Afternoon –
Prairie View:
During surveillance testing yesterday, an employee at PV tested positive with no symptoms. We are waiting on a confirmatory PCR while the employee is in quarantine at home. After thorough contact tracing was completed, it was determined that no residents had high risk exposure. The contact tracing results support not initiating wide spread testing. Due to not having the need for wide spread testing, PV will not need to postpone visitation. Visitation will continue as normal. Surveillance testing will continue.
RenVilla and Meadows:
No new positives. Surveillance testing will continue. No change.
Other Covid Information:
According to MDH, the latest weekly report shows 405 schools in Minnesota have reported COVID outbreaks so far. That data from the state Department of Health shows school outbreaks have more than quadrupled in the past few weeks. Over half of the schools that have experienced more than five coronavirus cases are in greater Minnesota. Health officials continue to encourage mask-wearing, hand sanitizing, and vaccinations for eligible people in order to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Over 400 MN Schools Have Reported COVID Outbreaks | News | willmarradio.com
The county transmission levels can be found at the link below. In addition to this information, you can find Renville County’s 7-day Metrics including:
- Cases: 65
- % Positivity: (15.75%; up from 12.65% last week)
- Deaths: (0)
- % Eligible Population Fully Vaccinated: (55.4%; up from 55.1% last week)
- New Hospital Admissions: (1)
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Casie Knoshal