public health

School COVID-19 levels continue downward trend

Feb 23, 2022

After peaking in mid-January, confirmed COVID-19 cases reported by Lake City Public Schools have dropped significantly. The school district reports numbers for Bluff View Elementary School and Lincoln High School each Friday on a COVID-19 dashboard on its website at https://www.lake-city.k12.mn.us...

School’s COVID-19 response update reduces required masking

Feb 9, 2022

Fewer Bluff View Elementary School students will be required to wear masks under an update to the school’s COVID-19 response that was set to take effect Tuesday, Feb. 8. The Lake City School Board voted 4-2 on Jan. 24 to approve an administration proposal that would reduce the amount of required...

Mayo announced COVID-19 vaccination plan for children

Nov 10, 2021

Mayo Clinic began vaccinating children ages 5-11 for COVID-19 Friday, Nov. 5. Mayo Clinic strongly recommends that children 5-11 be vaccinated for COVID-19 and to schedule their appointment now, according to a news release. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now granted emergency use...

Mayo urges flu shots, offers appointments beginning Oct. 18

Sep 29, 2021

Mayo Clinic Health System will offer flu vaccination appointments to patients 6 months and older in Lake City and across Southeast Minnesota, starting Oct. 18. Patients can self-schedule a flu vaccination appointment through Patient Online Services or the Mayo Clinic App. Patients will be able to...

Gundersen requires employees to get vaccinated by Nov. 1

Aug 25, 2021

Gundersen Health System is announcing all employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 1. Gundersen joins dozens of local and regional health systems, schools and organizations in requiring vaccination to protect against COVID-19, the health system said in a news release. “COVID-19 cases...

Dementia Friends resumes with May 24 info session

May 5, 2021

The Wabasha County Senior Health Action Team (WCSHAT) has announced that it will resume its Dementia Friends community-wide project. Since the onset of the pandemic, activities and events have been on hold. As COVID-19 activity declines in Wabasha County, WCSHAT believes the time is right to...

County to begin vaccinating residents 65 and older

Feb 3, 2021

Wabasha County Public Health continues to vaccinate our remaining health care personnel from the Phase 1a Priority Three group. We anticipate completion of this phase on Friday, Feb. 5. We will begin to vaccinate adults 65 and older next. We are not currently accepting registrations or creating...

Infection rates surge in local counties

Dec 9, 2020

The number confirmed COVID-19 cases more than doubled in each of the last two months in both Wabasha and Goodhue Counties, according to data for their respective public health agencies. On Oct. 9, Wabasha County had 261 confirmed cases. On Nov. 9, that number had risen to 551. On Dec. 8, it was 1,...

Gundersen sees pandemic worsening

Nov 18, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has breached emergency levels in Gundersen Health System’s service areas and the crisis will worsen if communities don’t act now to control the spread, according to the health system. Cases are surging, hospital capacity and staffing levels are stressed and patients are losing...

Goodhue County COVID-19 update

Oct 14, 2020

We continue to see increases in COVID-19 cases in our county, state and nation. Nearly 80 news cases were reported over the past two weeks. As of Oct. 7, 2020, Goodhue County has had 428 lab confirmed positive cases of COVID-19. Twenty-two of those cases has required hospitalization. In the month...