Health Officials' COVID Concerns Grow Over Youth Cases, U.K. Variant Proliferation
The Minnesota Department of health estimates roughly half of new cases are the newer B117 variant first found in the U.K.
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The Minnesota Department of health estimates roughly half of new cases are the newer B117 variant first found in the U.K.
The Y will require a negative COVID test from campers who attend an overnight camp. They are also encouraging staff to get vaccinated, and they'll implement other safety measures.
The site is aimed at vaccinating socially vulnerable populations in the zip codes near the fairgrounds.
Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 527,650 positive cases and 6,885 deaths.
A leading epidemiologist from the University of Minnesota says he believes the United States is in a fourth wave of a COVID-19 surge.
Even as more than a million Minnesotans are vaccinated, COVID cases and intensive care numbers are again climbing. From sporting events to spring break trips, WCCO asked a local doctor to rate the risk right now.
Minnesota health officials have reported 2,075 additional cases of COVID-19 and 11 deaths. More than 25% of Minnesotans have completed the vaccine series.
The state is currently seeing about 200 cases per every 100,000 people. That case rate is the 10th-highest in the country. Michigan is at the very top of the list. Wisconsin is 35th.
As more Minnesotans get vaccinated and life begins to return to normal, more people are returning to church. Traditionally, Easter weekend is one of the most highly attended for churches both around the world and in Minnesota.
According to Hospitality Minnesota, employment numbers are still down in the industry, by about 100,000. But, there are signs of optimism with some restaurants hiring people back.
COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Minnesota, as health officials report 2,553 additional cases and four deaths. At the same time, more than 2.7 million vaccines have now been administered in the state, with 39% of the population completing their first dose.
Minnesota health leaders say one variant is taking over. Up to 60% of the state's infections are now the variant B117, first discovered in the United Kingdom.
As COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease, seating capacities are expanding at popular Minnesota venues.
On Thursday, Kris Ehresmann, the director of infectious diseases at the Minnesota Department of Health, said the problem does not impact the 30,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson the state received this week or the 80,000 projected next week.
ACLU-MN alleges that only one-fifth of Minnesota's approximately 7,600 inmates have been fully vaccinated.
