The Superior Express -

The Jewell County Health Department held a public vaccination event Wednesday in Mankato. During that event held at the Mankato Community Center, department workers were present to administer the COVID-19 booster shots to area residents who had previously been fully-vacinated.

Charts distributed by the state health department show the rapid spread of the illness in recent weeks. A chart published on Oct. 27, indicated there were 413 cases reported in Jewell County, 887 in Republic County, 779 in Mitchell County, 415 in Osborne County and 398 in Smith County.

On Nov. 5 those numbers had in...