Spike in COVID-19 in Southern Minnesota?

The numbers might not tell the whole story.

At five.

I'm george mallet./// first toinght... recent minnesota department of health data shows coronavirus cases peaked in the southern part of the state in early may... and haven't declined much since.

You can see here ?

"* the dark blue line on this cases per capita by region map..

While many regions stay steady or even decline... the southern part is trending upwards.

But kimt new three's jessica bringe spoke with freeborn county public health ?

"* where officials say that's not necessarily accurate for south?

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"(eastern minnesota.

Joins us live now.

Jessica.xxx george ?

"* we know the biggest concern with re?

"*opening businesses..

Like here in downtown rochester..or any other public place has been whether or not it will cause a spike in coronavirus cases.

Freeborn county public health says as they've reopened..

So far numbers have been holding steady..

Or even declining.

Director sue yost tells me the state's numbers are showing an upward trend in covid?

"*19 cass for southern minnesota because they're grouped in with three specific counties that are skewing the results.

She says those counties include businesses..

Like factories..

That have an increase in cases.xxx <most of those have been associated with certain locations of work and most of the people that have been testing positive are between the ages of 20 and 39.> freeborn county says yesterday there was one case reported..

And no new cases reported today.

Live in rochester jessica bringe kimt news three.

/// thank you jessica.

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"*h also shows central minnesota peaked in early may and then declined while the northern part of the state has basically not had an outbreak./// here's a live look over the med city this evening.