Minnesota Department of Health wants $35M to outsource contact tracing

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is asking for $35 million in CARES Act cash to continue contact tracing Covid-19 cases. The department submitted a request to the Legislative Advisory Commission, a group made up of high ranking members of the Minnesota Legislature, according to deputy commissioner Margaret Kelly. The money would come from the Federal CARES Act, meaning the proposal doesn't hinge on a special session of the Legislature to go through. It would be used to hire a staffing…