LEWISTON, Minn. – Health agents alerted people in Lewiston, population 1,600, to a coronavirus virus outbreak that may be spreading. “Multiple cases of COVID-19 have been traced back to several gatherings where individuals were in attendance and were in their infectious period and may have been contagious but were not yet symptomatic,” the Winona County health department said. The cases have been linked to events on:
> Sunday, July 26, 2020, at an unorganized game of basketball at Crossings Center, 170 South Fremont Street.
> Monday, July 27, 2020, at a football camp in the morning and basketball camp in the evening at Lewiston-Altura High School.
> Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at a football camp in the morning and basketball camp in the evening at Lewiston-Altura High School
> Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at a 7-on-7s football activity at Paul Giel Field in Winona
> Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at Lewiston Farmer’s Market.
> Thursday, July 30, 2020, at an evening basketball camp at Lewiston-Altura High School.
> Thursday, July 30, 2020, at an unorganized basketball game at Crossings Center.
Lewiston is midway between Winona and St. Charles on U.S. Highway 14. The town heralds itself as the Heart of Winona County.