COVID In MN: Key Figures Still Trending Downward
As the Twin Cities lift their mask mandates and a new Omicron subvariant is being tracked in Minnesota, state health officials reported 1,075 new COVID-19 cases and 47 more deaths Thursday.
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As the Twin Cities lift their mask mandates and a new Omicron subvariant is being tracked in Minnesota, state health officials reported 1,075 new COVID-19 cases and 47 more deaths Thursday.
Minneapolis and St. Paul have lifted their mask mandates, effective immediately, the mayors of both cities announced Thursday.
Another type of the Omicron variant has been detected in Minnesota, and health officials are tracking it.
A Minnesota House committee on Wednesday considered three bills that would ban a family of chemicals known as PFAS, sometimes called "forever chemicals" because they persist in the environment, from cosmetics, cookware and ski wax.
The rate of new daily cases per 100,000 residents stands at 29.9, significantly down from the recent peak of nearly 230. However, the line of high risk is drawn at 10 per 100,000 residents.
Meanwhile, Minnesota officials on Tuesday reported 2,012 new cases and 32 more deaths due to COVID-19, seven of which happened before the start of February.
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Minnesota's rolling average COVID-19 positivity rate has dropped below the high-risk threshold for the first time in nearly two months.
Mask mandates have been a hot topic at school board meetings across the country. But now districts like Eastern Carver County and Stillwater are moving to masks optional but recommended.
The state's COVID-19 average positivity rate has dropped to 10.4% after reaching a peak of 24% in late January.
The rate of new daily cases per 100,000 residents stands at 53, significantly down from the recent peak of nearly 230. However, the line of high risk is drawn at 10 per 100,000 residents.
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate was scheduled to vote Tuesday on measures that push back against COVID-19 vaccine requirements and aim to shield workers who do not want to protect themselves from the virus by being inoculated.
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Meanwhile, Minnesota officials on Tuesday reported 4,338 new cases and 33 more deaths due to COVID-19, six of which happened in the months before February.
It's the first weekend people won't need a vaccine card to eat out at most places in Minneapolis or St. Paul, that is, if the establishment doesn't have their own rules in place.
