Earlier, on Friday, September 18, the highest number of cases reported by the county in a single day was 50.
According to the St. Louis County Public Health and Human Services, this is not related to the new COVID-19 saliva test site at the Apaltic Dull Entertainment Convention Center. One of the 73 newly diagnosed people was inspected before the site opened on Wednesday.
Amy Westbrook, director of the Department of Public Health, described the reforms as two “troublesome”: a breakdown in long-term care facilities and a large number of cases involving college-age students. Of the 73 newly diagnosed residents, nineteen live in long-term care facilities around the county, while 19 are 18 to 24 year old young adults. These cases are under 5 years of age and over 100 years of age.
“The problem we’re having is the intersection of these two populations. The students at Student Lage are part of our general community. They work in long-term care facilities; they work in rest restaurants; they work in rest restaurants or out stores,” Said. “The same thing is happening in other parts of the country.”
Of the total cases reported by St. Louis County in September, 14% or 88% of them are affiliated with the University of Minnesota Duluth, according to the county. And of all St. Louis County Ledge students who tested positive, 97% do not live in a campus hall.
“It’s certainly not surprising that UMD will make up the majority of cases in this age group, as it is the largest college ledge in the region.” “But, we all young people need to follow the proposed social distance guidelines, wear masks when we can’t maintain a distance of 6 feet, and stay home when we’re sick.”
With a population of more than 12,000 students, faculty and staff at the UMD campus, it is expected to see the COVID-19 case upon return to the university campus, UMD spokeswoman Lynne Williams said in a statement.
“There are many health and safety measures in the campus environment that have proven effective in preventing the spread of COVID-19,” Williams said, adding that 88 student cases account for less than 1% of the campus population.
Westbrook said that in all cases involving area 0% area colleges, the individual reported contact with a lab-confirmed case.
Eight more students with COVID-19 were enrolled at Lake Superior College in Duluth during Thursday, September 17 and Wednesday, September 23, according to the COVID-19 dashboard of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Even if the student or employee did not come to campus, they are included in the public data.
Over the course of the same week, two students at Hibing Community College Ledge were reported to have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
St. F. Scholicasta, a college in Duluth, does not report its COVID-19 cases to the public. Some of the county cases are linked to a private organization.
Of the 1,554 residents of St. Louis County who have now tested positive since the epidemic began, the county estimates that 356 of them are currently in need of isolation. These are the most active cases confirmed by lab-based testing reported by the county.
Of the 73 new cases reported on Friday, 53 are responsible for people living in the wealth area. Half of the other 20 cases in rural St. Louis County are connected to long-term care facilities.
Also in northeastern Minnesota, nine more people with COVID-19 have been reported in Itasca County.
Seven more have been diagnosed in Carlton County. One more person has been diagnosed in Itkin County.
Statewide, 1,191 new diagnoses of COVID-19 were made in Minnesota and 28,230 more diagnostic tests were completed.
More than six Minnesotans have died from COVID-19. None of them lived in the Northland.
In Wisconsin, Ashland County is registering eight other people with Seaweed-19 on the fourth day of the week, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Twelve more people with COVID-19 were reported Friday in Douglas County and three more in Bayfield County.
Wisconsin reported Friday that more than 2,504 people with COVID-19 and 15,079 diagnostic tests had been completed. The positivity rate – the percentage of tests that came back positive – is at a high of 16.6% in Wisconsin. Anything above 5% is considered “too high” by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
More than nine Wisconsin residents have died from Covid-1, bringing the state’s death toll to 1,247 or 1.1% of those diagnosed. No deaths were reported in the Northland.
The story was last updated at 6:05 p.m. to clarify that 88 universities are affiliated with Minnesota Duluth, and updated September 25 at 5:05 p.m., with additional information from UMD. It was originally posted September 11 at 11:16 p.m.
