MINNESOTA REPORTS 2,674 NEW COVID CASES AND 32 DEATHS, POLK COUNTY HAS 9 NEW CASES

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The Minnesota Department of Health released the COVID-19 numbers for today and the state reported 2,674 cases with 32 deaths. 1 death was reported in northwest Minnesota (Pennington County). Polk County reported 9 new cases with nine probable, Marshall County had 12 with five probable, Roseau County had 12, Mahnomen County had 10 with one probable, Norman County had 8 with three probable, Pennington County had 2 with thirteen probable, and Red Lake County had 1 with four probable.

All the information is below –

Updated October 7, 2021
Updated weekdays at 11 a.m., with data current as of 4 a.m. the previous business 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.”

Positive PCR test results are considered confirmed cases. Positive antigen test results are considered probable cases.

All probable cases get the same public health follow up and recommendations as cases confirmed by PCR tests.

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.

Total positive cases (cumulative) 732,001
Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative) 668,996
Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative) 63,005
Newly reported cases 2,674
Newly reported confirmed cases 2,099
Newly reported probable cases 575
County Newly reported confirmed cases Newly reported probable cases
Aitkin 2 2
Anoka 94 56
Becker 21 10
Beltrami 40 5
Benton 30 0
Big Stone 4 0
Blue Earth 31 6
Brown 20 4
Carlton 18 5
Carver 23 12
Cass 19 5
Chisago 27 5
Clay 24 22
Clearwater 6 3
Cook 3 0
Cottonwood 4 6
Crow Wing 32 18
Dakota 121 35
Dodge 7 0
Douglas 29 9
Faribault 16 3
Fillmore 22 0
Freeborn 30 1
Goodhue 14 1
Grant 2 4
Hennepin 289 74
Houston 7 0
Hubbard 16 4
Isanti 21 4
Itasca 28 7
Jackson 4 2
Kanabec 1 1
Kandiyohi 39 2
Kittson 2 0
Koochiching 9 1
Lac qui Parle 6 0
Lake 1 0
Lake of the Woods 1 0
Le Sueur 16 2
Lyon 1 7
Mahnomen 10 1
Marshall 12 5
Martin 24 2
McLeod 25 3
Meeker 18 3
Mille Lacs 31 2
Morrison 20 0
Mower 34 1
Murray 2 6
Nicollet 14 3
Nobles 6 7
Norman 8 3
Olmsted 102 0
Otter Tail 28 16
Pennington 2 13
Pine 5 16
Pipestone 2 1
Polk 9 9
Pope 12 2
Ramsey 103 19
Red Lake 1 4
Redwood 5 10
Renville 8 2
Rice 17 1
Rock 3 5
Roseau 12 0
Scott 33 4
Sherburne 39 25
Sibley 12 2
St. Louis 79 6
Stearns 105 7
Steele 15 1
Stevens 1 1
Swift 12 0
Todd 24 3
Traverse 2 0
Wabasha 15 1
Wadena 7 3
Waseca 13 1
Washington 57 14
Watonwan 4 0
Wilkin 2 4
Winona 17 0
Wright 62 36
Yellow Medicine 2 4
Unknown/missing 5 13
  • Cases removed: 7
    Cases are removed for many reasons including residence in another state, duplication of cases, and false positive reports.
Newly reported deaths 32
County of residence Age group Number of newly reported deaths
Anoka 30-34 years 1
Becker 75-79 years 1
Beltrami 65-69 years 1
Beltrami 90-94 years 2
Blue Earth 90-94 years 1
Carlton 90-94 years 1
Dodge 70-74 years 1
Hennepin 80-84 years 2
Hubbard 85-89 years 1
Lyon 85-89 years 1
Olmsted 75-79 years 1
Olmsted 85-89 years 1
Otter Tail 80-84 years 1
Pennington 55-59 years 1
Pine 90-94 years 1
Ramsey 40-44 years 1
Ramsey 60-64 years 1
Ramsey 85-89 years 1
Rice 65-69 years 1
Scott 55-59 years 1
Sherburne 60-64 years 1
St. Louis 90-94 years 1
Stearns 80-84 years 1
Stearns 90-94 years 1
Steele 30-34 years 1
Steele 95-99 years 1
Todd 65-69 years 1
Wadena 80-84 years 1
Waseca 75-79 years 1
Waseca 80-84 years 1
Residence type Number of newly reported deaths
Private Residence 21
Long-term Care Facility/Assisted Living 11
Month and year of death Number of newly reported deaths
March 2021 1
September 2021 13
October 2021 18

Testing

Total approximate completed tests (cumulative) 12,800,638
Total approximate number of completed PCR tests (cumulative) 11,436,219
Total approximate number of completed antigen tests (cumulative) 1,364,419

Testing data table

Total approximate number of people tested (cumulative) 5,796,813

Minnesota Case Overview

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

Total positive cases (cumulative) 732,001
Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative) 668,996
Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative) 63,005

Positive cases by date specimen collected data table

Total number of health care workers (cumulative) 47,523

Patients no longer needing isolation

Patients no longer needing isolation (cumulative) 700,598

Deaths

Deaths of confirmed cases in Minnesota, data in table below

Total deaths (cumulative) 8,275
Deaths from confirmed cases (cumulative) 7,798
Deaths from probable cases (cumulative) 477
Deaths among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities (cumulative) 4,668

Deaths data table

Total non-laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths (death certificate) (cumulative) 113

Hospitalizations

Minnesota COVID-19 hospitalizations, data in table below

Total cases hospitalized (cumulative) 38,791
Total cases hospitalized in ICU (cumulative) 7,835

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 Thursdays.

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“RIDE FOR KAYLEE” FUNDRAISER TAKING PLACE OCTOBER 16

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A fundraiser event “Ride for Kaylee” will be held Saturday, October 16 for Kaylee Acevedo, and her family as she undergoes medical treatment for an accident that caused her to lose her right leg.

On October 4, Kaylee was riding her bicycle in downtown Crookston and while stopped at the sidewalk a semi-turned from Robert Street onto Broadway, hopped the curb and struck her. Kaylee was dragged more than a block before the semi stopped. She was then transported to RiverView Health and, shortly after, airlifted to Sanford Hospital in Fargo and admitted to the intensive care unit.

Kaylee’s family shared that her right leg had to be amputated at the hip, and she will have upcoming surgeries and a long road to recovery. All funds from the fundraiser will benefit Kaylee and her family.

Event registration on October 16 will begin at 10 a.m. at the Crookston Walmart and the cost is $20 per motorcycle or vehicle. Kickstands go up at 11 a.m. and they will ride to The Other Place bar in Fertile, a to be determined location in Red Lake Falls, and the Snow Sled Inn Bar & Grill in Gentilly. A BBQ will be provided by Fozzie’s Smokin’ BBQ at Highland Park Complex in Crookston after the ride. There will also be a 50/50 raffle, with a $20 entry.

For more info about the ride, you can call 208-427-4775 or 605-770-5191.

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Hazel J. Nelson – Obit

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Hazel J. Nelson, Fertile, MN, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home at the age of 101.

Funeral: 11:00 AM, Monday, October 11, 2021, at Concordia Lutheran Church, Fertile, MN. Due to COVID 19 concerns, please wear a mask when attending the visitation and funeral.

Visitation: One hour before the funeral at the church.

Interment: Concordia Lutheran Cemetery, Fertile, MN.

Please view our guestbook and share condolences online at www.eriksonvikfh.com

Arrangements with Erikson-Vik-Ganje Funeral Home

Fertile, Minnesota

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CROOKSTON VOLLEYBALL TRAVELS TO EAST GRAND FORKS

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The Crookston Pirate Volleyball team has only four matches left of their regular season. The Pirates are 4-11 on the year and they’ll be on the road tonight for a contest against a rival and Section opponent, the East Grand Forks Green Wave. The Green Wave are 6-15 and both teams need some victories to move up in the seeds for the Section Tournament!! Match time is about 7:15 PM at the East Grand Forks Senior High and it will be on KROX RADIO starting with the RiverView Health pre-match show at 6:45 PM. It is also on the internet by going to the LISTEN LIVE link at the top of this page.

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CROOKSTON PIRATE GIRL’S SWIMMERS HAVE A MATCH UP WITH FOSSTON-BAGLEY

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The Crookston Pirates and Fosston-Bagley Seals girl’s swimming teams have seen enough of each other these past weeks, so their shouldn’t be any surprises tonight when Crookston is at Fosston to swim a dual against the Seals. The Pirates last meet was an Invitational at the Fosston High School Pool, where the Pirates finished fourth of four schools. The dual will start at 5:30 PM.

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CROOKSTON GIRLS TENNIS COASTS TO WIN OVER LONG PRAIRIE-GREY EAGLE

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The fifth-ranked Crookston Pirate Girl’s Tennis team made quick work of the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder in the Section 8A quarterfinals. It took just over an hour for the Pirates to win 7-0 while winning 84 games and only losing three of them in a match played at the Crookston High School tennis courts. “We knew what the stakes were today,” said Pirates Head Coach Pat Janorschke.

After an impressive regular-season going 15-3 in duals, the Pirates replicated that success in the quarterfinals of the 8A team tournament. “We wanted to play in the quarterfinals. If we had the one seed we would have had the bye,” explained Coach Janorschke. “I liked it that we had to play something.”
Halle Winjum, at second doubles, was the first one done with her match sweeping the two sets at 6-0, 6-0. Isabelle Smith, fourth singles, and the third doubles team of Hannah Lindemoen and Morgan Nelson followed right behind with duplicate scores of 6-0, 6-0. Needing just one more win to advance to the semi-finals, Brekken Tull at third singles clinched that with a 6-0, 6-1 victory. “Today was just reminding the the girls that we have to play today like we are playing a top match and we will come out on top,” said Coach Janorschke. “And they did play like they are capable of today.”
The rest of the matches were played out and Crookston finished strong. Hayden Winjum was the next Pirate to finish and she also won with a score of 6-0, 6-0. The second doubles team of Halle Bruggeman and Kaylie Clauson were next in with a score of 6-0, 6-1. The final matchup was first singles, the team of Emma Osborn and Emma Gunderson, and they ended the day with a 6-0, 6-1 win. “No matter what we have to come out to win and play as we normally would,” said Coach Janorschke. “That’s all there is to it now.”

The Pirates season continues for at least a few more days as they will be back in action on Tuesday in the Section 8A semi-finals at the Fargo Courts Plus. If they win in the semi-finals, they will play in the section championship shortly afterwards. “Getting to play today will let us go into next week on the run,” added Coach Janorschke. “Next week, we know what the other teams will be like and if we come out and play to our standards we should have no problem.”

CROOKSTON-7 Long Prairie-GE-0 Win Score
1st Hayden Winjum Zoe Johnson Crox 6-0, 6-0
2nd Halle Winjum Ruby Muellner Crox 6-0, 6-0
3rd Brekken Tull Alaina Martens Crox 6-0, 6-1
4th Isabelle Smith Kaeden Beach Crox 6-0, 6-0
1st Dub Emma Osborn
Emma Gunderson
Alyssa Thelen
Emily Press
Crox 6-0, 6-1
2nd Halle Bruggeman
Kaylie Clauson
Maddie Becker
Alexis Becker
Crox 6-0, 6-1
3rd Hannah Lindemoen
Morgan Nelson
Amanda Berscheit
Vivian Leroux
Crox 6-0, 6-0

 

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Los Angeles City Council passes COVID-19 vaccine mandate for certain indoor spaces including bars, gyms and more

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The Los Angeles City Council voted on Wednesday to require people to show proof they’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter certain indoor establishments. The council voted 11-2 in favor of the mandate, which will require people to be fully vaccinated to enter bars, restaurants, nail salons, gyms, shopping centers and entertainment venues. The mandate applies to people 12 years old and up, and those with medical or religious exemptions for the vaccine will be required to show a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours before entry. In addition, businesses found to be violating the mandate face a $1,000 fine for a second infraction, $2,000 for a third and $5,000 for a fourth.  The city already required proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 for large events such as concerts or sporting events with more than 10,000 people. Certain essential businesses such as grocery stores and pharmacies will not require proof of vaccination.

The vaccine mandate is one of the most sweeping measures taken by a U.S. city to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti must sign the measure within 10 days, at which point it will go into effect 31 days later.  Garcetti’s spokesman, Harrison Wollman, said the mayor plans to sign the mandate into law, according to the Los Angeles Times.  Garcetti said in a statement. “These new rules will encourage more people to get the shot, and make businesses safer for workers and customers — so that we can save more lives, better protect the vulnerable and make our communities even safer as we fight this pandemic.”

Police arrest 18-year-old suspect after shooting at Arlington, Texas high school leaves four injured

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Police arrested a suspect on Wednesday who had been on the run after allegedly opening fire at an Arlington, Texas high school which injured three students and an adult. Police identified the shooter as 18-year-old Timothy George Simpkins, who had fled from the school after the shooting, prompting a manhunt by local, state and federal authorities. Officials arrested Simpkins about 1:20 p.m. after he turned himself in to police. He faces three counts of aggravated assault.

Arlington Police Assistant Chief Kevin Kolbye said that the shooting occurred about 9:15 a.m. at Timberview High School in Arlington, after a fight between the suspect and another student. The school is part of the Mansfield Independent School District. Kolbye said during a news conference: “This is not a random act of violence. This is not somebody attacking our schools. … We believe this was a student who got into a fight.”

Three of the injured were hospitalized and the fourth, an adult, was slightly hurt after a fall; Kolbye confirmed that some of the victims underwent surgery. Kolbye also said investigators weren’t sure how the suspect bypassed the school’s metal detectors with the gun; police recovered a .45-caliber handgun at the scene and were running analysis to determine if it was the firearm used in the shooting.

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Take your first look at Andrew Garfield as ‘Rent’ creator Jonathan Larson in the trailer for the film ‘Tick, Tick… BOOM!’

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Netflix has released thee first trailer for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s upcoming feature film Tick, Tick…Boom! featuring Andrew Garfield as ‘Rent’ creator Jonathan Larson. The film also stars Vanessa Hudgens, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesús, Joshua Henry, Judith Light and Bradley Whitford.

Tick, Tick… Boom! is based on Larson’s autobiographical musical of the same name. The original Tick, Tick… Boom! musical featured music, lyrics and a book by Larson, who died at age 35 in 1996. An official description reads: “the film follows Jon (Garfield), a young theater composer, as he navigates love, friendship and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City in 1990. With the clock ticking, Jon is at a crossroads and faces the question everyone must reckon with: What are we meant to do with the time we have?” 

Tick, Tick… Boom! is Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature-length directorial debut; it will debut in select theaters on Nov. 12, and begin streaming on Netflix on Nov. 19. You can view the trailer – here.

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Netflix & Howard University establish $5.4M Chadwick Boseman scholarship

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Netflix and Howard University are honoring Chadwick Boseman’s memory; Boseman passed away in August 2020 after a private four-year battle with colon cancer.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming service and Boseman’s alma mater is establishing a $5.4 million scholarship in his name. The Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial Scholarship will provide four years of tuition at Howard’s College of Fine Arts, which was renamed after the actor back in May. Netflix is the first donor for the scholarship, which will begin this year with one award for each class year. In subsequent years it will be awarded to one incoming freshman per year. The scholarship will consider student’s who embody that late actor’s values described as his drive for excellence, leadership, respect, empathy and passion.

Howard president Wayne A.I. Frederick said in a statement: “This scholarship embodies Chadwick’s love for Howard, his passion for storytelling and his willingness to support future generations of Howard students. I am thankful for the continuous support and partnership of Chadwick’s wife, Mrs. Simone Ledward-Boseman, and to Netflix for this important gift.”

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