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COVID-19 cases are down in Hubbard County, vaccine supply still limited
CHI St. Joseph s Commnunity Health has administered 542 first doses and 58 second doses to priority group 1a, which are healthcare workers, residents of long-term care facilities and some group 1b, which are school staff and some community members who are 65 or older. 12:42 pm, Feb. 12, 2021 ×
Hubbard County is seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases, but vaccinations are limited.
“We have definitely trended down, which is the statewide trend as well,” CHI St. Joseph’s Community Health Director Marlee Morrison told the Hubbard County Board Tuesday.
After a peak number of 651 cases in November, there were 194 in December, 134 in January and 16 in February, thus far.
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PARK RAPIDS â CHI St. Josephâs Health Hospital and CHI St. Josephâs Health Community Health/Hubbard County Public Health are planning for the first round of COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers starting this week. Â
Minnesota is using a âhub and spokeâ model for vaccine distributions. Twenty-five locations that have sufficient cold storage have been selected around the state. These sites will then break down the shipments into smaller amounts needed for sites throughout the state. Sanford Health in Bemidji has been identified as hub for the northwest region of Minnesota, which includes Hubbard County.
Per guidance from the CDC and the Minnesota Department of Health, the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will be given to people working in hospitals and health care settings who could contract the virus at work, and residents of long-term care facilities. The first vaccine allocation for Hubbard County will be specifically allocated for hospitals,
CHI St. Joseph s Health staff will be vaccinated starting Dec. 21
Health care workers with CHI St. Joseph s Health are slated to receive the COVID-19 vaccine next week. 5:55 pm, Dec. 17, 2020 ×
CHI St. Joseph’s Health workers expect to get the first round of the COVID-19 vaccination starting next week, according to a news release.
Minnesota is using a hub-and-spoke model for vaccine distributions, the release said, with 25 locations selected around the state that have sufficient cold storage. “These sites will then break down the shipments into smaller amounts needed for sites throughout the state,” it said.
Sanford Health in Bemidji was identified as the hub for the northwest region of Minnesota, which includes Hubbard County.