The Minnesota Department of Health has kicked out an advisory connected to Halloween and among its recommendations is to avoid trick-or-treating because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health officials are expressing concern with rising numbers of positive COVID-19 cases and growing transmission in parts of the state, including Rochester.
Recent checks of bars and restaurants in several southern Minnesota cities to see if they were following COVID-19 executive orders found half were not in compliance.
The Minnesota Department of Health says they are working to get the names of larger congregate-care facilities posted on their website who have had positive cases of COVID-19.