Olmsted County plans for the future

Public Health officials are making sure they're ready for what comes when everything reopens

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Getting back into retail and other businesses after coronavirus closures is kind of like a breath of fresh air.

But the coronavirus is still spreading?

And olmsted county public health continues to keep close tabs on that spread.

At today's olmsted county commissioners meeting... public health director graham briggs said he expects an increase in local viral transmission over the next ?6 weeks.

Right now?

The county is identifying hot spots to contain that transmission and working with local businesses to reduce the risk for staff and customers.

Xxx "if we don't see a lot of strain on the system over the next month to 6 weeks and we are really starting to open up business widely, that gives us a signal too that we're keeping it in check and part of that turning up the dial here locally, we can start looking at lon?term strategies."

Briggs says some lon?

Term things the county is considering include more permanent staffing and looking at a the minnesota department of health has brand new information about coronavirus hospitalization s in the state.

Of over 1?

Thousand total cases since the beginning