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The Rural County That Kept Covid at Bay
In the remote northwoods of Minnesota, one county has achieved the rare distinction of recording zero Covid-19 deaths more than a year into the pandemic. How did they do it?
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Summer day on the shores of Grand Marais, Minnesota. (Photo by: A&L / Source: Visit Cook County)
On June 8, 2020, someone blocked the main road leading into remote Cook County, Minnesota, with a large downed tree. In fraught pandemic times when so much was new, unfamiliar, and yet to-be-determined, the guidance from this hidden messenger rang simple and clear: Stay out. ....

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