Olmsted County to require masks in buildings starting Wednesday
Olmsted County, and four surrounding counties, classified as seeing substantial transmission on virus under federal guidelines, based on new cases. Written By: Randy Petersen | ×
Masks are worn by many people outside in downtown Rochester Friday morning, May 14, 2021. (Ken Klotzbach / kklotzbach@postbulletin.com)
It’s too early to say whether a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases is part of a larger trend.
On Sunday, Olmsted County hit 53 confirmed active cases per 100,000 residents, with 84 new cases documented within seven days.
“We’re one of the more highly vaccinated counties in the nation,” Olmsted County Public Health Director Graham Briggs said. “We’re not sure exactly how protected that’s going to be against the delta variant.”
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Nearly half of eligible Olmsted County teens have started COVID-19 vaccinations
Public health officials continue push to vaccinate 16- to 17-year-olds as federal approval for younger residents is pending. 1:50 pm, May 4, 2021 ×
A COVID-19 vaccination is prepared to be administered. Forum News Service file photo
Nearly 50 percent of Olmsted County’s 16- and 17-year-olds have received at least one dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
“Where our efforts have been focused in the last few weeks is the 16- to 17-year-olds, knowing that access might be a little bit trickier (for them),”
The Pfizer vaccine is the only option approved for the age group, so public health officials have been taking available doses to high schools to make the vaccines available to eligible teens.