Omicron Surge Has Businesses, Churches Making Changes To Stay COVID Safe
Businesses and public gathering spots in Minnesota are reacting to the Omicron surge. With no mandates being enacted, it's up to them to decide if changes are needed.
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Businesses and public gathering spots in Minnesota are reacting to the Omicron surge. With no mandates being enacted, it's up to them to decide if changes are needed.
Minnesota is preparing for a jump in COVID cases, with one ofthe most recent to be infected is the governor himself.
If you're flying and want to change or cancel a flight things are more complicated now compared to last year. Before had a lot of flexibility. Now, it really depends on what kind of ticket you bought.
As the pandemic ravaged the country, deaths from drug overdoses surged by nearly 30%, climbing to a record high. The drug crisis has also diversified from an overwhelmingly white affliction to killing people of color with staggering speed.
The latest figures from the Minnesota Department of Health bring the total case count to 992,851, which includes 12,451 reinfections. So far, 10,254 deaths have been attributed to the virus.
The governor said he is fully vaccinated and boosted and has no symptoms so far.
If it isn't already, state health leaders anticipate that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 will be the most dominant strain in Minnesota by the end of the week.
Flags will be flown at half-staff Tuesday in honor and remembrance of a central Minnesota police officer who died of COVID-19 complications.
On a day where Gov. Tim Walz announced his family tested positive for COVID-19, Minnesota health officials on Tuesday reported 7,396 virus cases and 41 more deaths.
Last-minute gifts aren't the only items flying off shelves. Holiday travelers are grabbing rapid COVID-19 tests before visiting loved ones.
Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association are calling on hospital leaders and elected officials to make changes they say are necessary to improve staffing and overall morale.
With news from Moderna that a booster dose of its coronavirus vaccine appeared to significantly increase antibodies that can help fight off an infection with the Omicron variant, the Minnesota Department of Health reports that there have been 3,397 newly reported positive cases of COVID-19, along with another 45 deaths.
"Anybody who is possibly intoxicated or might be asleep, those are situations where they would not undergo any of the symptoms," SPFD Deputy Chief Roy Mokosso said.
With 109 million Americans expected to travel over the holidays, many are also traveling to get a COVID-19 test before visiting family.
It's been over a year since the first vaccine dose was administered in Minnesota. Since then, 8,407,069 doses have been administered in all, along with 1,490,524 booster doses.
