COVID Vaccine (MN): Gov. Walz Says Vaccine Could Arrive In MN As Early As Next Week
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says a COVID-19 vaccine could be on its way to the state as early as next week.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says a COVID-19 vaccine could be on its way to the state as early as next week.
Wayzata BrewWorks in Wayzata has announced it will be closing after nearly five years of operation, citing the "unnecessary financial hardship" caused by the state's COVID-19 restrictions.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem spent the weekend traveling out of state to appearances in Texas and Georgia, as she continued to build a national profile among Republicans even as her state deals with one of the nation's worst outbreak of the coronavirus.
Business in Hudson, Wisconsin has been hot since Minnesota put its latest COVID-19 restrictions in place. But a fatal stabbing has the mayor calling for a curfew for bars and restaurants.
Doctors invited WCCO to see what it's like inside Regions Hospital, where nearly 90 patients are receiving care for COVID-19 right now. WCCO found some of them feeling grateful for a good outcome.
State officials worked Monday to tamp down expectations that vaccines will offer a quick way out of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying most of the state's nearly 6 million people will likely have to wait months for their first shots.
A total of 90 people with COVID-19 are receiving care in different wards at Regions right now.
Minnesota Department of Health said they will update their COVID guidances to include new recommendations from the Center for Disease Control, which include options for shorter quarantines.
Minnesota passed another grim milestone on Monday, surpassing 4,000 deaths due to COVID.
Pairing the pandemic with the start of flu season was a frightening prospect earlier this year.
Minnesota health officials reported on Sunday 5,588 new cases of COVID-19 and 64 additional deaths. At this rate, the state's virus death toll will likely surpass 4,000 in the next few days.
The Department of Public Safety says their preliminary figures show 367 people have died on Minnesota roads this year so far. That's compared with 338 this time last year and 364 fatalities in all of 2019.
As health officials say the state may be seeing the impact of COVID exposure at Thanksgiving gatherings, another 6,337 cases and 75 deaths were reported Saturday.
A 64-year-old man who had been incarcerated at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Faribault has died of COVID.
State leaders warn the community spread is impacting our long-term care facilities, and the ability to care for the people who live there.
