Bonanza Valley Voice -

The new number posted for the B-B-E zip codes of 56312, 56316 and 56325 is a 19 for the September 9 Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 zip code report. The new number of 19 represents the number of new COVID-19 cases reported by the MDH for the 4,300 or so people living in the Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa zip codes. For Belgrade 56312, the number is 10, which is a huge decline from 26 a week ago. For Brooten 56316, we had a slight increase from six a week ago to nine reported this week. For Elrosa, they remain at 18 with no new cases in the past week.

The MACCRAY school district is currently in their fourth week of wide-open school for their buildings in Clara City and Raymond. Their zip code COVID-19 number was just five this week. Raymond and Maynard's zip code reported no new cases, while Clara City 56222 had five new cases for the September 9 report. Maynard 56260 reported no new cases for the second straight week. For the September 2 report, Raymond 56282 reported two new COVID-19 cases. At MACCRAY, masking or face coverings are not mandated for their students in order to attend school.

Other area zip code increases reported on September 9:

Willmar 56201 - 49 new cases

Benson 56215 - 6 new cases

Clara City 56222 - 5 new cases

Kandiyohi 56251 - 4 new cases

Kerkhoven 56252 - no new cases

Maynard 56260 - no new cases

Morris 56267 - 14 new cases

Murdock 56271 - 1 new case

New London 56273 - 10 new cases

Pennock 56279 - 1 new case

Raymond 56282 - no new cases

Spicer 56288 - 15 new cases

Sunburg 56289 - 2 new cases

Alexandria 56308 - 44 new cases

Belgrade 56312 - 10 new cases

Brooten 56316 - 9 new cases

Elrosa 56325 - no new cases

Glenwood 56334 - 14 new cases

Greenwald 56335 - no new cases

Melrose 56352 - 10 new cases

Osakis 56360 - 22 new cases

Paynesville 56362 - 5 new cases

St. Martin 56376 - no new cases

Sauk Centre 56378 - 16 new cases

Starbuck 56381 - 5 new cases

Villard 56385 - 2 new cases (end of the list)