ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTROCHESTER, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz and state officials Thursday, Sept. 3, pointed to a rise since July in the case positivity rate — from 4.3% to 5.5% — in their continued appeal for residents to exercise caution in social gatherings, especially over the coming holiday weekend.The portion of positive cases related to community spread — no known origin — also has triggered state officials' concern, rising from 27.8 % to 33.5% over the same period.In a departure for the normally tight-lipped health officials, at Thursday's news conference state Director of...…ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTROCHESTER, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz and state officials Thursday, Sept. 3, pointed to a rise since July in the case positivity rate — from 4.3% to 5.5% — in their continued appeal for residents to exercise caution in social gatherings, especially over the coming holiday weekend.The portion of positive cases related to community spread — no known origin — also has triggered state officials' concern, rising from 27.8 % to 33.5% over the same period.In a departure for the normally tight-lipped health officials, at Thursday's news conference state Director of...WW…

INFORMATION SAVES LIVESDuring this unprecedented time, our community needs accurate, up-to-date news more than ever before. That's why we've opened up our COVID-19 coverage to everyone regardless of subscription status. But subscriptions do fund our work. Please consider supporting local journalism with a subscription today. .A day after Gov. Tim Walz set 5,000 COVID-19 daily diagnostic tests with ample antibody testing capacity as the benchmark required to reopen the state for business, Mayo Clinic says it is confident it will be able to help fulfill that volume of testing."As we open up...…INFORMATION SAVES LIVESDuring this unprecedented time, our community needs accurate, up-to-date news more than ever before. That's why we've opened up our COVID-19 coverage to everyone regardless of subscription status. But subscriptions do fund our work. Please consider supporting local journalism with a subscription today. .A day after Gov. Tim Walz set 5,000 COVID-19 daily diagnostic tests with ample antibody testing capacity as the benchmark required to reopen the state for business, Mayo Clinic says it is confident it will be able to help fulfill that volume of testing."As we open up...WW…