COVID In Minnesota: 5 More Deaths Reported; Case Counts, Hospitalizations On The Rise
Daily COVID-19 case numbers are mounting in Minnesota, and state health officials say the highly-transmissible Delta variant is to blame.
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Daily COVID-19 case numbers are mounting in Minnesota, and state health officials say the highly-transmissible Delta variant is to blame.
The Minnesota Department of Health say 99% of new cases in Minnesota are in unvaccinated people, and 75% of those new cases are the Delta variant.
Minnesota's most populous county is boosting its incentive program for COVID-19 vaccine shots.
After plummeting to record lows in the wake of Minnesota's vaccine rollout, the state's positivity rate is starting to creep back up.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending that all children over the age of 2 wear masks when returning to the classroom this coming school year.
It's the time of year for picnics, outdoor wedding and camping trips – which means lots of food outside.
The Canadian government announced Monday that starting Aug. 9, United States citizens and permanent residents who have been fully vaccinated for at least two weeks will be able to cross the border.
Minnesota's latest positivity rate for COVID-19 continues to hover at about 1.6% as health officials on Monday reported 263 additional virus cases and three more deaths.
Hamline University in St. Paul will require students and staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Aug. 15.
As Minnesota's COVID-19 positivity rate starts to tick up again, health officials on Friday reported 249 additional virus cases and three more deaths.
A Minnesota mother is questioning the visitor policy at one metro hospital after a terrifying accident nearly took her son's life on the Fourth of July.
Minnesota is reporting 216 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, and two new deaths reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
The opioid epidemic led to a record number of drug overdoses in the United States last year. The spike is happening in Minnesota, too.
As of now, children 12 and under are not eligible to receive any COVID-19 vaccines currently in distribution.
The state is liable under the terms of its contract for up to $75 million that are not covered by other payors such as health plans, but has paid only $3.1 million so far.
