health

COVID-19 infection rates accelerating

Oct 21, 2020

Data from Wabasha County and Goodhue County shows the rate of confirmed COVID-19 infections increasing in the area. On Monday, Wabasha County Public Health and the Minnesota Department of Health recommended that schools in the county move to a hybrid learning plan from in-person, if they hadn’t...

COVID-19 increase is affecting local critical infrastructure

Oct 21, 2020

Recently we have seen a significant increase in community spread of COVID-19. From Oct. 1 through Oct. 14, there were sixty COVID-19 positive cases in Wabasha County. This is just another reminder we must all continue to do our part to slow the spread of COVID-19. If you have been told that you or...

Goodhue and Wabasha county COVID-19 comparison chart

Sep 30, 2020

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Goodhue County Health and Human Services, Wabasha County Public Heatlh

Dementia and Alzheimer’s 101 offered online Sept. 29

Sep 16, 2020

The Wabasha County Senior Health Action Team is hosting a free virtual community outreach program to draw attention to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease 101 will be offered through the Zoom platform on Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Guest presenter...

Diabetes prevention course ‘one of the best things I’ve ever done’

Sep 2, 2020

What do one in three American adults (88 million) have in common, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention? Prediabetes. Thanks to the “I Can Prevent Diabetes” class which is free and sponsored by the University of Minnesota Extension, a SNAP-Ed Educator will guide a small...

Doc honored for teaching excellence

Aug 26, 2020

The Rural Physician Associate Program (RPAP) honored Dr. Dennis Spano with an Excellence In Teaching Award, according to a news release from St. Elizabeth Medical Center, where he practices. A virtual ceremony was held earlier this summer where he and other RPAP mentors were acknowledged for their...

Goodhue County: Contact tracing and COVID-19

Aug 12, 2020

During a global pandemic, it is expected to hear many terms or phrases that we are not very familiar with. One of those words that we have been hearing quite a bit lately is contact tracing. Many people have questions about contact tracing, from how it works, to how the data is used. Contact...

Wabasha County matches Goodhue  in per-capita COVID-19 infection rate

Aug 5, 2020

After months of a relatively low per-capita COVID-19 infection rate compared to its northern neighbor, reported infections in Wabasha County have risen more quickly since about mid-July, leaving the counties with a comparable per-capita rates as August begins. As of Aug. 4, both counties had a per-...

Wabasha County infection rate rising

Jul 29, 2020

Data from Wabasha County Public Health shows that the number of new cases detected per day in the county ticked upward and has been consistently higher for a few weeks. In the 40 days between June 1 and July 10, the tests confirmed about 0.436 cases per day. From July 10 to July 28, a span of 18...

Public safety building requires masks

Jul 15, 2020

Members of the public who enter the Lake City public safety building are now required to wear masks. The Lake City Police Department announced the new policy Monday, July 13, on its Facebook Page. Due to the barrier between employee and public areas in the building, the public may see people in...