Businesses In Minnesota Can Now Apply For MN Main Street COVID Relief Grants
Businesses that suffered hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic can now apply for the Minnesota Main Street COVID Relief Grant program.
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Businesses that suffered hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic can now apply for the Minnesota Main Street COVID Relief Grant program.
Carter Theissen and Christian Brown are Wakefield's grandsons, who played against each other during Friday night's game. Theissen plays for Breck School as a wide receiver. Brown is a running back for Concordia Academy.
A Minnesota woman is trying to make sure every caregiver the state gets a well-deserved break.
"To know that some of it is preventable, and it's harder than it needs to be, it feels like quite a change from last year when we were all in this together," University of Minnesota Medical Center Dr. Andrew Olson said.
Minnesota health officials on Friday reported 2,645 more COVID-19 cases and 13 additional deaths. Meanwhile, the latest positivity rate is hovering at 7.1%.
Rising cases of COVID-19 linked to schools is concerning public health officials who expect the frequency of them to increase over the coming weeks.
As of Thursday morning, figures from the Minnesota Department of Health showed that about 72.6% of Minnesotans 16 or older had received at least one dose, and 93.2% of those 65 or older had received at least one dose. In total, the state has administered 6,320,203 doses of vaccine, with about 3.18 million residents having completed their vaccine series.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an 18-month grind that's only become more grueling for health care workers, so much so that their numbers are dwindling.
Minnesota health officials announced Wednesday that a new app can give users faster access to their COVID-19 vaccination records.
Health officials in Minnesota reported 2,736 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, as the seven-day average positivity rate jumped to 7.1%.
It's a popular time to start planning a holiday trip or a winter getaway. But the Centers for Disease Control says safe destinations are dwindling because of the delta variant.
The judge ruled that the relief Parents Advocating for Safe Schools was seeking is a "non-justiciable political question."
Hospitals across the region are filling up with both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients, Dr. Doug Griffin said, and Fargo Sanford is about two to three weeks from reaching its peak hospitalization capacity.
As hospitalizations continue to grow in Minnesota due to the Delta variant, health officials on Tuesday reported an additional 4,603 virus cases and 12 more deaths.
Joe Kurkland is a vaccine specialist and father of three. He says he won't have any hesitation getting his children vaccinated.
