Fifth COVID-19 case detected in Goodhue County

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) confirmed a fifth positive case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Goodhue County.  This fifth case is of a resident in their 20s who was in contact with a known positive case.  This patient is in isolation at home and recovering.  

We urge county residents to stay at home, and take COVID-19 seriously. All of us are needed to slow the spread of COVID-19.  The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus.  Staying home will save lives by slowing the spread of COVID-19. Even if you are young, or otherwise healthy, you are at risk and your activities can increase the risk for others.  It is critical that you do your part to slow the spread of COVID-19.  

In an effort to provide our community with the most up to date information regarding Goodhue County’s lab confirmed COVID-19 cases, we are providing daily updates, Monday through Friday by 1 p.m., on our GCHHS COVID-19 webpage. The numbers reported are from the previous day’s testing.

We will post:

• Total number of lab confirmed positive cases

• Number of patients who no longer need to be isolated

• Number of deaths in Goodhue County due to COVID-19

Public Health is not authorized by the State of Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner to share any private data on COVID-19 cases beyond county and age-range. Such sharing would potentially be a violation of the Minnesota Government Data Privacy Act, Minnesota Statute. Ch. 13.

For more information on COVID-19 go the GCHHS COVID-19 webpage, https://www.co.goodhue.mn.us/1356/COVID-19-Information-and-Resources.

Residents are encouraged to go to the Goodhue County Health and Human Services Facebook page at www.facebook.com/gchhs.  Residents can also find more information on COVID-19 at www.health.state.mn.us and www.cdc.gov.