Four State COVID-19 Testing Sites Adding More Hours
Minnesotans will soon have more opportunities to get tested for COVID-19.
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COVID Affects St. Cloud Police Protocols But Not Service
St. Cloud Police has adjusted over the past year and a half due to COVID-19. St. Cloud Assistant Police Chief Jeff Oxton joined me on WJON. He says adjustments they've made include less person to person contact, when possible, and when they are called to a home asking to have conversations outside in the open air.
COVID-19 Numbers Surpass Spring Surge at St. Cloud Hospital
The COVID-19 numbers at St. Cloud Hospital and within CentraCare have increased to the point where they have now surpassed the spring surge numbers. That according to CentraCare Spokesman Dr. George Morris. He says they have 75 positive COVID-19 patients within CentraCare with more than 60 at St. Cloud Hospital.
CentraCare Using MyChart To Notify Patients Eligible for Booster
CentraCare says they plan to notify all patients who are eligible for the Pfizer COVID-19 booster through MyChart.
State to Provide Pfizer COVID-19 Boosters To Eligible Minnesotans
Governor Tim Walz says the state will begin administering Pfizer COVID-19 booster shoots to eligible Minnesotans.
COVID-19 Surge at St. Cloud Hospital Has Plateaued
COVID-19 positive patients at CentraCare and within St. Cloud Hospital has remained steady for the past 4 to 5 weeks. CentraCare spokesman Dr. George Morris joined me on WJON today. He says they have approximately 60 people again this week with COVID-19 at the hospital with 19 in the ICU/Critical Care Unit.
Want to Keep Your Vaccine Record Handy on Your Phone? There’s a Minnesota App for That
The MN Department of Health has teamed up with an app called Docket, to provide Minnesotans the ability to carry their vaccination records in the palm of their hand.
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Up; ICU Numbers Down at St. Cloud Hospital
The latest Delta variant driven COVID-19 surge at St. Cloud Hospital continues this week. CentraCare Spokesman Dr. George Morris joined me on WJON this week. He says they have 60 COVID-19 patients within CentraCare with 50 of them at St. Cloud Hospital.
COVID-19 Numbers Not Better or Worse This Week at SC Hospital
St. Cloud Hospital COVID-19 numbers aren't better or worse this week compared to last week. CentraCare Spokesman Dr. George Morris joined me on WJON again this week. He says the COVID-19 Delta variant surge continues with numbers hospitalized in the mid 50s with 18 of those in the ICU/Critical Care Unit.
COVID-19 ICU Numbers Rise at St. Cloud Hospital
The hospitalized COVID-19 numbers within CentraCare are up and more alarmingly the ICU/Critical Care numbers have increased at a higher rate. CentraCare spokesman Dr. George Morris joined me on WJON this week. He says they have 20 ICU/Critical care unit patients at St. Cloud Hospital with half of them on ventilators.