- 1 case Monday, 12 Sunday, 5 Saturday, 24 Friday - 14-day rate up to 17; current 7-day rate has swelled to 22 - Cases have been a rollercoaster, with an emerging trend of rising numbers - Largest increase has been in school-age kids, who mostly can't be vaccinated yet

- 11 cases Wednesday, after 0 Tuesday and 1 Monday - 14-day rate rate at 18; current 7-day rate at 24 - Winona County's rate has doubled in the last week - The case rollercoaster continues; we're seeing a rise in school-age kids, but also across ages and locations

- 23 cases Friday, 5 Thursday, 11 Wednesday - 14-day rate at 21; current 7-day rate at 22 - Winona County hasn't seen case numbers at this level for more than three months, since late January - Continued increases in school-age kids, but cases are across ages and locations

Weekly COVID case numbers: Friday, May 7: 23 Thursday, May 6: 5 Wednesday, May 5: 11 Tuesday, May 4: 0 Monday, May 3: 0 Sunday, May 2: 12 Saturday, May 1: 5 Total cases: 56 7-day rate: 21-22 Deaths: 0 Highest case numbers since late January; 7-day rate has doubled

- 3 cases Monday, 1 Sunday, 5 Saturday - 14-day rate at 21; current 7-day rate 19 - Last week Winona County had days of 23, 24 - and two days of 0. - These swings aren't unexpected, given the vaccine pace, businesses and schools back open, and COVID restrictions rolling back

Masks are still required in public indoor spaces. With Gov. Walz's latest rollback, masks at outdoor public events (with less than 500 people) are no longer required. The indoor mask mandate is set to end July 1 - or earlier if 70% of MN residents get vaccinated before then.

- 1 case Wednesday, 8 Tuesday, 3 Monday - 14-day rate at 22; current 7-day rate 18 - Cases are falling statewide after the spring swell; MN had about 10K cases today, compared to nearly 20K last month - Hospitalizations also falling; deaths thankfully didn't rise this spring

We're encourage residents to get vaccinated with our new Your Turn campaign! We’re looking for residents o share why they got vaccinated and what they’re looking forward to. Record a short video and share using #yourturnwinonacounty Details: cityofwinona.com/CivicAlerts.as…

When Minnesota’s mask mandate ends, there will be no local mask order in the city of Winona. The city's order in July 2020 was one of the first in the state, and included a provision that it would be superseded by any state mandates.

Weekly COVID case numbers: Friday, May 14: 6 Thursday, May 13: 8 Wednesday, May 12: 2 Tuesday, May 11: 8 Monday, May 10: 3 Sunday, May 9: 1 Saturday, May 8: 5 Total cases: 33 7-day rate: 13 Deaths: 0 Cases really settled this week; 7-day rate dropped from 22 the week before.

- 1 case Monday, 1 Sunday, 5 Saturday - 14-day rate at 15; current 7-day rate at 12 - Cases steadied the past 10 days, after a brief swell in early May that doubled rates - Schools coming to a close, returns to outdoor gatherings/events - good indicators for cases staying low

- 3 cases Wednesday, 3 Tuesday, 1 Monday - 14-day rate at 16-17; current 7-day rate down to 10 - Cases in Winona County, statewide continue to fall - the spring swell is officially over - Rise in local school-age cases was brief - 7-10 days - and has since ended

- 6 cases Friday, 11 Thursday, 3 Wednesday - 14-day rate at 17; current 7-day rate at 11-12 - Small uptick in school-age cases the last few days - Cases continue to retreat across MN; statewide, the 7-day rate is the lowest it's been since September 2020

Here are the weekly COVID case numbers: Friday, May 21: 6 Thursday, May 20: 11 Wednesday, May 19: 3 Tuesday, May 18: 3 Monday, May 17: 0 Sunday, May 16: 1 Saturday, May 15: 5 7-day rate: 11-12 Deaths: 0

- 3 cases Monday, 2 Sunday, 6 Saturday - 14-day rate, current 7-day rate nearly identical around 13 - Cases continue to be consistent and low - just a few expected bumps in school-age kids - We'll be dialing back case updates to weekly unless numbers change substantially

Here's the latest on county-by-county vaccination rates, courtesy of MPR Winona County - not yet at 60%. Our neighbors are ahead - Olmsted and Fillmore counties are above 70%. We need your help - convince your friends and family vaccination is the safe and right choice!

- 4 cases Wednesday, 0 Tuesday, 3 Monday - 14-day, current 7-day rates both at 11-12 - Cases statewide are about as low as they've ever been, similar to late July 2020 - The state positivity rate (% of positive tests) is down to 2.6; Winona County's is similarly low

Want a free fishing license? State parks pass? Tickets to the State Fair? If you're not vaccinated yet, you're in luck. Gov. Walz just announced perks for unvaccinated Minnesotans! Incentives open June 1. Get vaccinated (your first shot) and then visit mn.gov/covid19/summer

COVID cases are as low as they've ever been. 7-day rate is at 6-7 (# of cases per 10,000 residents) Weekly numbers: Friday, May 28: 1 Thursday, May 27: 2 Wednesday, May 26: 4 Tuesday, May 25: 0 Monday, May 24: 3 Sunday, May 23: 5 Saturday, May 22: 2 Weekly cases: 17

Our COVID communication is coming to an end - we'll be idling and archiving this account June 15. Stay in touch at our website - cityofwinona.com - and sign up for text/email updates on the homepage using our new NotifyMe feature! More details: cityofwinona.com/list.aspx