COVID In MN: Case Growth Rate Decreasing, Along With Virus Levels In Metro Wastewater
The latest data from the Minnesota Department of Health and an analysis of COVID-19 levels in metro wastewater appears to show the latest wave has peaked.
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The latest data from the Minnesota Department of Health and an analysis of COVID-19 levels in metro wastewater appears to show the latest wave has peaked.
About 400 workers at Planned Parenthood offices in five states said Thursday they plan to unionize as their employer deals with the potential loss of business in states where abortions may become illegal if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.
The White House is taking steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible as it projects COVID-19 infections will continue to spread over the summer travel season.
The Minnesota Department of Health is advising health care providers throughout the state to be on the lookout for possible monkeypox cases.
Health officials in Minnesota reported another 1,522 virus cases on Wednesday, pushing the state's total positive case count over 1.5 million since the onset of the pandemic.
The state's case growth rate stands at 36.1 daily new cases per 100,000 residents. That's significantly above the high risk threshold (drawn at 10), though it's also the first sign that the average case rate is on the way down.
Planned Parenthood said Monday it will offer abortion services at its clinic in Moorhead, Minnesota, if North Dakota's only abortion clinic does not quickly relocate from Fargo should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade.
Infectious disease experts around the world have their eye on a virus that's spread to several countries.
The hospitalization rate is back above the line for high risk after sitting below it for months. It stands 9.4 new hospital admissions per 100,000 residents. The threshold for high risk for that metric is 8 cases per 100,000 residents.
The Hennepin Theatre Trust has canceled two shows in downtown Minneapolis over the weekend due to a breakthrough COVID-19 case discovered within the company.
As COVID-19 case growth continues to rise, health officials logged an additional 2,424 cases and three deaths on Friday.
The Minnesota Department of Health's latest update puts the total case count at 1,490,445. There have been 12,584 COVID-19 deaths in the state.
Health officials in Minnesota tallied an additional 2,120 cases and six deaths Wednesday.
Minnesota State Auditor Julie Blaha said on Tuesday afternoon that she tested positive for COVID-19.
Minnesota's COVID-19 hospitalization rate has climbed into high risk territory, according to the latest update from health officials.
