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Minnesota Department of Health
June 24, 2020
The Cultural, Faith, and Disability Communities COVID-19 Update is being sent to the following three MDH mailing lists to reduce duplication:
- Cultural, Faith, and Disability Communities COVID-19 Updates
- MN Immigrant and Refugee Health Announcements
- The Center for Health Equity
Today's COVID-19 updates include:
Updated June 24, 2020
- Total positive: 33,763
- Patients who no longer need to be isolated: 29,707
- Deaths: 1,397
o Deaths among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities: 1,102
- Total cases requiring hospitalization: 3,897
o Hospitalized as of today: 340
o Hospitalized in ICU as of today: 160
Numbers are cumulative since Jan. 20, 2020.
The number of lab-confirmed positive tests among Minnesota residents will be updated daily on Situation Update for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) with test results from the previous day. The page also includes a map of counties with confirmed cases, and more.
This total reflects only the results from laboratory testing. There are more cases in Minnesota, and the virus is circulating in communities. It is important for everyone to follow advice on community mitigation and social distancing to help us flatten the case curve.
Governor has launched a public dashboard which includes race data of cases: Minnesota COVID-19 Public Dashboard.
Stay Safe Minnesota PSAs are now available in seven languages:
- ASL
- Chinese
- English
- Hmong
- Karen
- Russian
- Spanish
Additional languages will be added in the coming days.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is serious and we know long-term care (LTC) residents are at greater risk. We understand the impacts on Minnesota LTC residents and their families. We continue to recognize how the effects of isolation can have serious impacts on the health and well-being of residents and know that visitor restrictions have been extremely challenging for all of us over these last several months.
We have been actively working on developing guidance that can give residents, families, and other friends or loved ones that connection once again. Outdoor visits can help give that connection at a time when it is needed most, especially when these visits are done in a safer way. We also released guidance for window visits earlier this week. The guidance is effective immediately, and we strongly encourage LTC facilities to follow and implement it.
For more guidance, recommendations, and resources, visit Long-term Care: COVID-19
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People with COVID-19 may be short of breath, have a cough, fever, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, chills, or loss of taste or smell.
Sometimes, people may throw up, get diarrhea, or their stomach may hurt.
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Watch the new COVID-19 symptoms video on Videos for COVID-19 Response.
For more information, visit Symptoms and Testing: COVID-19.
Health equity means everyone has the same chance to be as healthy as possible. Minnesota on average is one of the healthiest states in the country. However, not everyone in Minnesota has the same chance to be healthy.
The general health of Minnesotans of color and American Indians is very different from those who are white.
General health is also very different in LGBTQ and other communities: people with disabilities; those who live in rural communities; and people who are homeless or have unstable housing. Some Minnesotans are part of more than one of these communities.
Things that can get in the way of being healthy also play a part in the unequal way that COVID-19 is affecting some Minnesota communities.
For more information, tools, and resources, visit Health Equity and COVID-19.
During the summer months, many Minnesotans want to get out and enjoy the many great parks, lakes, and trails we have available to us. We also want to take advantage of the nice weather to get together with family, friends, and neighbors. Refer to the resources below for some tips for doing these things safely.
Immigrant and Refugee Community members have unique concerns regarding COVID-19 testing, treatment and impacts. Join health care and legal service experts for a COVID-19 information session focused on access to care, case investigation and contact tracing, and immigration concerns. This session, hosted by the City of Minneapolis Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs and the City of St. Paul Welcome St. Paul-Immigrant and Refugee Program will provide answers to many common COVID-19 related questions within the immigrant and refugee community and will offer an opportunity for community to ask questions on this important subject.
4-5:30 p.m on Friday, June 26
To join online for the information session
or dial 612-276-6670 and use code: 859 508 145#
This session will cover the following topics:
- Basics of COVID-19 testing, transmission, quarantine and treatment, including information on where to access free testing and follow up care
- Dr. Eduardo Medina, Park Nicollet Clinic, Minneapolis
- Dr. Calla Brown, University of Minnesota, Community University Health Care Center (CUHCC)
- Case investigation and contact tracing—what is it and why?
- Mateo Frumholz, Epidemiologist, Minnesota Department of Health
- Specific Concerns for Immigrant and Refugee Community members—Public Charge, immigration enforcement concerns
- Anne Quincy, public benefits attorney, Mid Minnesota Legal Aid
- Jenny Stohl Powell, Immigration Attorney, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
DEED announces partnership with Coursera to provide free online learning content to Minnesotans
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced a new partnership with Coursera, the leading online learning platform that offers courses from 200 top universities and businesses around the world, including more than 60 courses from the University of Minnesota. This partnership is made possible by the Coursera Workforce Recovery Initiative.
DEED will work directly with Coursera to create accounts for Minnesotans and provide immediate access to online courses. Learners in Minnesota who choose to sign up for Coursera will need to complete their registration before September 30, 2020. Thanks to additional support from the state government of Minnesota, learners will have full access to training through March 2021.
Any Minnesotan who has applied for unemployment insurance in 2020 and already has an account on uimn.org will receive an invitation to sign up for Coursera; other Minnesotans who are interested may also provide their name and contact information at CareerForceMN.com/Coursera to receive access
Minnesota Department of Education Family Survey on Distance Learning
As the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) works closely with the Minnesota Department of Health to plan for the 2020-21 school year, MDE wants to hear from families about their experience with the distance learning this spring.
This feedback is extremely valuable. This information will allow MDE to help families as they balance the responsibilities of work and family, while also supporting student learning.
Family Survey on Distance Learning is available in English, Hmong, Somali, and Spanish.
The survey will close on June 30, 2020.
Resources: COVID-19
MDA Informs Farmers of New COVID-19 Preparedness Plan Requirements
Plans are required to be developed and implemented by June 29, 2020
Farms, farmers' markets, and other agricultural businesses were designated critical businesses under Executive Order 20-48 in April of 2020. By June 29, 2020, all critical sector businesses, including all farms and farmers’ markets, are required to develop and implement a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan that complies with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) COVID-19 guidelines and OSHA standards.
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) has created a preparedness plan template that includes all required plan components and is available in Hmong, Somali, and Spanish. Your farm may use other templates, such as this produce farm-specific plan from the University of Minnesota Extension, if all components outlined in the DLI template are addressed.
For additional information or assistance in developing a plan, businesses can contact Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MNOSHA) Workplace Safety Consultation at 651-284-5060 or osha.consultation@state.mn.us.
For more COVID-19 resources specific to farms, visit MDA COVID-19 Food and Agriculture. Questions may be sent to MDAResponds@state.mn.us
Summer Support for Engaged Work
The University of Minnesota will offer a new program, Summer of EngageMNt, this summer to provide opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students from across the University of Minnesota system to take action to respond to the present and emerging needs of Minnesota communities impacted by the effects of COVID-19 and the aftermath of Mr. George Floyd's killing.
Students will be matched with community partners to work on service activities that address a broad range of societal issues. Students can volunteer for just a few hours or choose to engage in a longer-term experience, based on their schedule. Some experiences are tied to academic courses through which students can receive academic credit. All service activities are conducted remotely.
Kindly reach out to the CEARCH Team if a student could support your community-engaged work this summer or the work of your community partner. Types of roles that you might consider for a student include: data analysis, GIS mapping, graphic designing, background research, phone calling/campaign, social media drafting/posting, online tutoring/mentoring, senior outreach (cards, phone calls, etc.), journalism/story-telling, and business planning, among others. Student registration for opportunities started on June 15.
The Summer of EngageMNt is coordinated by the Office for Public Engagement (OPE), in collaboration with the Center for Community-Engaged Learning (CCEL) and the University COVID Action Network (U-CAN).
If you have questions, please contact Amber Cameron, Director of Public Engagement Initiatives in the OPE at acameron@umn.edu.
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