Covid 19 TF Update

Dear Colleagues,
The COVID-19 Task Force met very briefly Thursday, June 30th 2022. I was not able to attend the meeting today due to a work conflict, but here are the notes that were shared with me. If you have any clarifying questions, please let us know.Status Update:Case rate volatility (7-day case rate per 100K population in Hennepin):

  • Wednesday, June 8: 315
  • Wednesday, June 15: 241
  • Wednesday, June 22: 137 (Current Dashboard)
  • Tuesday, June 28:    281

Overall, MN cases continue slow decline:

MN Covid 19 Cases per year
Rate of change for MN cases and hospitalization
Variant frequency in Twin Cities wastewater
Covid load in Twin Cities metro wastewater

Other updates
Very close to automating email responses to COVID form submissions.Nearly 300 new student vaccination cards uploaded (esp. during SOAR) and recorded.
CDC changed definition of “up to date” on vaccinations for those 50 and older to include two boosters MDH meeting next Wednesday, July 6.Charts retrieved from: https://mpr-news.github.io/covid-data/dashboard.html

We also set up a Google Form so Augsburg Staff Union members could state their questions or concerns to be addressed at the meeting. We did not receive any questions this week.Urgent questions related to COVID-19 should not be submitted via the Google Form, those questions should continue to be sent to helpline@augsburg.edu, calling 612-474-3100, and/or by using the Augsburg self-reporting form.