Allina Health to temporarily limit visitors as COVID cases surge

[KARE11 News, January 11, 2022] It feels like a repeat from one of the darkest times during the pandemic. However, Allina Health announced Monday it will be changing visitor access to its hospitals. Multiple factors were weighed before Allina decided to move its visitor status to red, from yellow.

"Our staff are out ill with COVID, our hospitals are really really full, and we have high community spread," Allina Health's Vice President of Safety and Quality Molly Clark said. "All of those came together to make this really difficult decision."