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S.D. wrestling tournament could fuel COVID-19 in 52 Minnesota counties, officials warn

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By | | Pioneer PressMinnesota health officials are warning an outbreak of coronavirus cases tied to a South Dakota youth wrestling tournament could drive up infections rates at more than 60 schools across 52 counties in Minnesota.Minnesota has already linked 16 COVID-19 infections to the Northland Youth Wrestling Association 2021 State Wrestling Tournament, held March 31 to April 3, at the Premier Center Complex in Sioux Falls.More than 2,000 wrestlers from youth clubs around the state as well as spectators attended the event. Teams from 52 Minnesota counties attended, including from Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington counties.As of Monday afternoon, nine counties have cases linked to the event — Cass, Le Sueur, Lyon, Morrison, Murray, Rice, Todd, Wright and Yellow Medicine. Eight schools have confirmed cases, including six public schools and two non-public schools.Health officials are worried more cases will emerge in various communities of the wrestlers who attended the tournament. They are pleading with attendees to wear masks, social distance and get tested, regardless of symptoms.“We know that Minnesotans desperately want to get back to doing the things we all love,” said Ruth Lynfield, state epidemiologist. “However, COVID-19 is spreading across Minnesota at a high rate.”She warned against gathering in large groups, especially indoors.“For those who are eligible, we need folks to get vaccinated; vaccination is how we will overcome this pandemic,” Lynfield added.More than half the new cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in Minnesota are believed to be caused by variants of the coronavirus. These strains are more contagious and can cause more severe disease.School-age children are now the age group with the highest number of new cases. To help rein in infections, families with kids in school are asked to be tested routinely.Minnesota’s test positivity and hospitalization rates are now double what they were a month ago. On Monday, nearly 2,000 new cases and two more deaths were reported.There have been 544,046 infections diagnosed and 6,959 deaths caused by COVID-19. There have been 518,658 people who tested positive for the coronavirus who have recovered enough they no longer need to be isolated.More than 3 million vaccine doses administered in Minnesota. More than 2 million have gotten their first shot and nearly 1.4 million are fully vaccinated.For more information on testing visit and for details on vaccines visit or call 1-833-431-2053.We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community. We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions.Sign up for Newsletters and AlertsFollow UsMost PopularClose

By | | Pioneer PressMinnesota health officials are warning an outbreak of coronavirus cases tied to a South Dakota youth wrestling tournament could drive up infections rates at more than 60 schools across 52 counties in Minnesota.Minnesota has already linked 16 COVID-19 infections to the Northland Youth Wrestling Association 2021 State Wrestling Tournament, held March 31 to April 3, at the Premier Center Complex in Sioux Falls.More than 2,000 wrestlers from youth clubs around the state as well as spectators attended the event. Teams from 52 Minnesota counties attended, including from Anoka,...

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