COVID-19 CASES JUMP 38% IN CROOKSTON, DATA ON KROX LISTENING AREA (OCTOBER 1)

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The Minnesota Department of Health released it’s COVID-19 Weekly Report (here) on Thursday.  All information is updated through 4 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30. The number of positive results in Crookston for the week was 24, a 38.7 percent increase in the total cases since the pandemic began. Information on Polk County and the KROX listening area was pulled from the report and is below – 

Polk County Minnesota
Tests 7,344 2,055,888
Positive Cases 337 100,200
Percent Positive Tests** 2.2% 5.3%
Case Rate per 10,000 107 181
Deaths 4 2,049
No longer require isolation 290 89,980
Open Cases 43 8,171

**Positive number of tests and positivity calculations include only tests reported by labs that report both positive and negative results. Percent positive is the percent of positive tests from the total number of tests by county of residence.

Zip Code City Population Cases Case Rate per 10,000
56517 Beltrami 279 5 or less NA
56523 Climax 539 0 0
56535 Erskine 1,363 16 117
56540 Fertile 1,962 13 66
56542 Fosston 2,829 10 35
56556 Mcintosh 1,160 5 or less NA
56568 Nielsville 142 0 0
56592 Winger 516 5 or less NA
56646 Gully 355 0 0
56684 Trail 282 0 0
56716 Crookston 9,416 86 91
56721 East Grand Forks 10,096 185 183
56722 Euclid 386 5 or less NA
56723 Fisher 970 8 82
56736 Mentor 903 5 or less NA
         
56750 Red Lake Falls 2,539 33 130
56713 Argyle 1.022 5 or less NA
56757 Stephen 932 5 or less NA
56762 Warren 2,494 23 92

 

 

SCHOOL LEARNING MODEL OPTIONS

Policy Option 14-day Case Rate per 10,000
All in-person 0 to less than 10
Elementary in-person/high school hybrid 10 to less than 20
Both hybrid 20 to less than 30
Elementary hybrid/high school distance 30 to less than 50
All Distance 50 or more 

 

CASE RATE PER COUNTY

  14-day Case Rate per 10,000 Increase or (-) Decrease
Marshall 6.39 -3.19
Norman 7.62 0
Polk  18.99 2.21
Red Lake  12.48 -7.48

 

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MN REPORTS 13 DEATHS, 1,066 NEW COVID-19 CASES WITH 4 IN POLK COUNTY

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The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 1,066 new cases of COVID-19, including four in Polk County, and 13 deaths. The new cases were found in 25,108 completed tests for a positive case rate of 4.2 percent.

Updated October 1, 2020
Updated daily at 11 a.m., with data current as of 4 p.m. the previous day.

Data is for cases that were tested and returned positive. All data is preliminary and may change as cases are investigated. Many data points are collected during case interviews. Data presented below is for all cases, regardless of interview status. Data for cases pending interview may be listed as “unknown/missing.”

Not all suspected cases of COVID-19 are tested, so this data is not representative of the total number of people in Minnesota who have or had COVID-19. Cumulative numbers are since Jan. 20, 2020.

Daily Update:

Because all data is preliminary, the change in number of cumulative positive cases and deaths from one day to the next may not equal the newly reported cases or deaths.

100,200
Total positive cases (cumulative)
1,066
Newly reported cases
13
Newly reported deaths

Testing

Total approximate number of completed tests: 2,055,888

  • Total approximate number of people tested: 1,429,575

Testing data table

More about testing data

Minnesota Case Overview

  • Total positive cases: 100,200
    • Number of health care workers: 10,505

Graph of confirmed cases of COVID-19 by specimen collection date, data in table below.

Positive cases by date specimen collected data table

More about positive cases

Patients no longer needing isolation

  • Patients no longer needing isolation: 89,980

Deaths

  • Total deaths: 2,049
    • Deaths among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities: 1,465
  • Total probable COVID-19 Deaths*: 53
    * COVID-19 listed on death certificate but a positive test not documented for the person.

Deaths of confirmed cases in Minnesota, data in table below

Deaths data table

Hospitalization

  • Total cases hospitalized: 7,758
    • Total cases hospitalized in ICU: 2,148

Minnesota COVID-19 hospitalizations, data in table below

Hospitalization data table

Case Demographics

Age

Age group data table:
Including age group of deaths

Gender

Gender data table

Race & Ethnicity

Race and ethnicity data table:
Including race and ethnicity of deaths

Likely Exposure

Likely exposure data table

Not all cases among health care workers have a likely exposure as health care staff.

Residence

Cases by County of Residence

County of residence is confirmed during the case interview. At the time of this posting not all interviews have been completed.

County of residence data table:
Including county of residence of deaths

Residence Type

Residence type data table

Weekly Report

This report includes more detailed information on testing, demographics, syndromic surveillance, and more. Updated every Thursday.

Care Facilities

Congregate Care Facilities with Exposures, by County


Other Statistics


Data in the data tables is correct as of 11 a.m. daily. Dynamic images and maps will update shortly after 11 a.m. daily and will not work if your browser is in compatibility mode.

MSHSL APPROVES ALL WINTER SPORTS WITH 30 PERCENT CONTEST REDUCTION

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The Minnesota State High School League met Thursday morning and approved all winter sports with a reduction of contests at 30 percent.  The story from the meeting is below. 

ATHLETIC CALENDAR FOR WINTER SPORTS-
At the start of the meeting, former Crookston Pirate Wrestling Coach and current Moorhead High School Wrestling coach, Skip Toops, spoke to the board.  Toops said there isn’t a sport that is more prepared and safer than Wrestling to deal with COVID-19.  The coaches and athletes already have outstanding health and safety protocols and they have been doing contact tracing for years.

Return to Play Task Force Chair, Jill Johnson the Activities Director at Waconia, presented the information on the Winter sports seasons to the board.  She said the goal was to have minimal overlap between the fall and winter sports season and the winter and spring sports season.  She also said they wanted to make sure the spring sports would have a full season.

The MSHSL Board of Directors unanimously (17-0) approved a “Maximized” Winter Sports schedule.

A “Maximized” Winter Sports Season with a 30 percent reduction of games (same as fall sports).  Teams can have two contests per week.  In the last two weeks of the season, teams can have three events per week to get any postponed games in. Games/events will be against conference, section, and local teams.
Start dates are below –
November 9 – Dance
November 16 – Adapted Floor Hockey
November 23 – Boys Hockey and Boys Basketball
November 30 – Girls Hockey, Girls Basketball, Wrestling, Boys Swimming and Diving, Nordic and Alpine skiing.
December 7 – Girls Gymnastics

 

 

Ruth Spielman – Obit

Ruth Spielman, age 98, of Twin Valley, MN, died on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at the Viking Manor Nursing Home in Ulen.

A graveside service will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 4, 2020, at St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery, Twin Valley, MN.

All are welcome to attend and encouraged to bring a chair. Following all Covid-19 safety protocols, social distancing will be practiced, and all must wear a mask to attend.

Arrangements entrusted to Anderson Family Funeral Home of Twin Valley. www.andersonfamilyfh.com

Arrest/Fire Report – Thursday, October 1, 2020

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The Crookston Fire Department responded to the following call on 10/1/2020:

At 2:41 am, the CFD responded to a call on the 1500 block of North Broadway, for a general fire alarm activation. Upon arrival, CFD investigated room by room and located the detector, but could not find the reason it was set off. Reset panel and turned it over to maintenance and cleared the scene.

Margaret Kaasa – Obit

Margaret Kaasa, age 87, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Monday, September 28th, at McIntosh Senior Living in McIntosh, MN. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 5th, at Maple Lake Lutheran Cemetery, rural Fertile, MN with the Rev. Phil Larsen officiating. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the cemetery. Mask use is required and please bring your own chair. Arrangements are with Carlin Family Funeral Service of Fosston and messages of condolence may be shared at www.carlinfuneral.com.

Arrest Made In Ambush Shooting of Two Los Angeles Deputies

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Prosecutors announced on Wednesday that an arrest has been made of a man accused of shooting two Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies ambush-style earlier this month in Compton, California.

District Attorney Jackie Lacey said 36-year-old Deonte Lee Murray, was expected to be arraigned on two counts of willful, deliberate and premeditated attempted murder of a peace officer and two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon. Lacey announced the arrest and charges during a news conference with other law enforcement officials.

Law enforcement officials have been searching for a gunman in the Sept. 12 shooting, which left two Los Angeles Sheriff’s office deputies critically wounded, each with a gunshot to the head. Police believe the suspect acted alone. LASD Homicide Bureau Capt. Kent Wegener declined to reveal a motive for the shootings, but said Murray “obviously hates policemen and wants them dead.”

Suspect charged in ambush-style shooting of 2 Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies

Via www.cbsnews.com
 

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Commission on Presidential Debates Promises To Change Structure And Format Of Future Debates Amid Backlash Over First Debate

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The Commission on Presidential Debates announced Wednesday that it plans to re-structure the events going forward after backlash over the chaos and verbal sparring of Tuesday night’s debate.

The organization sets the procedures for presidential debates, and works with campaigns to determine the rules and topics of each of the general election debates. The organization said that after Tuesday night, the format for the second two debates would need further consideration. The organization said in a statement: “The Commission on Presidential Debates sponsors televised debates for the benefit of the American electorate. Last night’s debate made clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues. The CPD will be carefully considering the changes that it will adopt and will announce those measures shortly.”

President Donald Trump frequently interrupted and spoke over Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, who at one point told the president to “shut up.” 

Debate commission could cut microphones to limit interruptions

Via www.cbsnews.com
 

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Grammy Award Winning Singer And Feminist Icon Helen Reddy Dies At 78

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Helen Reddy, the Grammy-winning Australian singer who became a feminist icon thanks to her hit “I Am Woman,” has died. She was 78.

The message from Reddy’s daughter Traci and son Jordan read: “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Helen Reddy, on the afternoon of September 29th 2020 in Los Angeles. She was a wonderful Mother, Grandmother and a truly formidable woman. Our hearts are broken. But we take comfort in the knowledge that her voice will live on forever.”

Reddy’s ex-husband, Jeff Wald, also confirmed Reddy’s death in a message posted to Twitter. “I am v sad to announce that my first wife of 18 years and the mother of my two oldest Traci & Jordan,” he wrote. “Traci spent the morning with Helen and she passed soon after under the excellent care of the Motion & Television Home.#Helen Reddy.”

In the ’60s, Reddy, divorced with a young child, moved to New York City from Australia. She first reached the U.S. top 20 with her take on “I Don’t Know How to Love Him” from Jesus Christ Superstar. Her debut album, “I Don’t Know How to Love Him,” featured a song she’d co-written, “I Am Woman,” which reflected Reddy’s interest in the feminist movement and female empowerment. Re-released in 1972, it became a No. 1 hit and an anthem for the movement.

Reddy was the first Australian-born artist to have a U.S. No. 1 hit and the first to win a Grammy. 

‘I am woman’ singer Helen Reddy has died

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Kevin Hart And Wife Eniko Parrish Welcome Second Child Together

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Actor and comedian Kevin Hart and his wife Eniko Parrish welcomed their second child together, a baby girl named Kaori Mai Hart, on Tuesday, September 29.  Kevin and Eniko also share son Kenzo Kash, 2½, and Hart also has two children — a 15-year-old daughter, Heaven, and a 12-year-old son, Hendrix — from his previous marriage to Torrei Hart.

Eniko announced the news on Instagram: ″Thankful • grateful • blessed. a little bit of heaven sent down to earth.. welcome to the world baby girl.. we couldn’t love you more..”

Parrish announced she was expecting in March, saying at the time on Instagram:  “In the midst of all of this we’re counting our blessings and couldn’t be more grateful!” 

Kevin Hart and wife, Eniko Parrish, welcome baby girl

Via www.foxnews.com
 

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