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Concern over spread of COVID-19 downtown

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Concern over spread of COVID-19 downtown
Concern over spread of COVID-19 downtown
Business owners are worried these concerns will hurt their bottom line.

Three weeks.//// following a public health warning about covid?

"*19 spreading in downtown rochester from olmsted county public health some businesses are expressing frustration with a drop in customers..

And testing sites appear to be seeing an increase in patients.

Kimt new three's jessica bringe joins us live from graham park with how the annoucement may be impacting activity.

Jessica.xxx live we can't show the testing site on?

"*camera ?

"* for patient privacy reasons ?

"* but olmsted county public health did confirm to me earlier today that there has been an uptick in patients at this graham park location today..

The department also tells me it could be due to yesterday's announcement that warned about the spread of covid?

"*19 in downtown rochester.

That warning seems to also be causing a drop?

"*off in customers at downtown businesses.

I spoke with excecutive chef derek jensen at chester's kitchen and bar who tells me he's noticed fewer customers this week mainly during dinner time.

He believes it's because customers are concerned over a few bars that haven't been following the health and safety < we're trying to do the best we can to keep everyone in masks, keep the restaurant clean, sanitize the tables, the salt and pepper shakers, you know, all the way down the line.

We're working for our survival here and it's making it kind of difficult when others aren't taking it as seriously as maybe others are.

> i do want to mention that both graham park and mayo testing sites had to close yesterday due to inclement weather..

Which could be another cause for the uptick in patients.

Live in rochester jessica bringe kimt news three./// thank you jessica.

Olmsted county public health tells kimt news 3 they're working on getting the final testing numbers for today once the site closes tonight./// on monday ?

"* the coronavirus testing site at mayo's

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