Spike in Coronavirus Cases

Died from the virus./// as katie mentioned... one southeastern minnesota county is seeing a spike in coronavirus cases.

Mower county has 17 new cases today had 39 new cases yesterday..

And grew by more than ?hundred in a matter of one week.

Kimt news 3's annalise johnson is looking into why the increase is happening right now.

She joins us live now?

Annalise?

Live i'm here in austin and today i spoke to the mower county health and human services division manager here at the government center.

Unfortunately?

She thinks this is just the beginning of the county numbers climb.

Pam kellogg tells me there have been some cases at the hormel plant?

But mower county health and human services is not finding that the virus is spreading within hormel or quality pork processors.

According to data analysis?

A major way coronavirus is spreading through the community is actually by people who live together infecting each other.xxx we did some data data analysis on our numbers that showed up from yesterday and of that, about 50% or about 100 of them are people that are living together in the same household, or are in the same apartment complex.

We're seeing a lot of family members or roommates that are coming down with this kellogg tells me they're having a problem getting a hold of people after they test positive.

If you get a call from mower county health and human services or the minnesota department of health?

Its important you pick up the phone.

Live in austin annalise johnson kimt news 3./// thank you annalise.

One person in mower county has died from covi?19 so far./// mayor kim norton is making changes to legislation so