Minnesota To Distribute 2.1 Million Free KN95 Masks
Nearly a third of the masks -- 650,000 -- will go to local public health agencies, while another 550,000 will go to schools, the governor's office said.
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Nearly a third of the masks -- 650,000 -- will go to local public health agencies, while another 550,000 will go to schools, the governor's office said.
Mayo Clinic's COVID modeling team predicts Minnesota is reaching the peak of Omicron cases.
More data suggests that the Twin Cities has already hit its peak for COVID-19 infections linked to the Omicron variant.
Minneapolis Public Schools is preparing to go back to in-person learning next week.
Health data in Minnesota shows the COVID-19 positivity rate is dipping slightly to 22.9% as of last week.
The city of St. Cloud has rejected a proposed mask mandate.
The state's rolling average positivity rate currently stands at 23.2% as of the latest reports, a shade below the recent peak of 23.7%, which was also the highest figure ever seen in the state of Minnesota since the start of the pandemic.
Tourism is one of the industries most affected by the pandemic, as less people traveled and explored big cities. The Twin Cities were not immune to this loss.
The state's average positivity rate stands at 23.7%, seemingly holding steady, though still at its highest point since the start of the pandemic.
A Buffalo man who had been battling COVID-19 on a ventilator has died days after he was moved to a Texas hospital amid a legal battle between his family and a Minnesota health care system.
The plaintiffs listed on the suit include Smack Shack, Sneaky Pete's, Jimmy John's, Bunkers Music Bar & Grill, The Gay 90's, Wild Greg's Saloon, and Urban Forage.
Burned out and frustrated. That's how some members of Minnesota's medical community describe the situation inside Twin Cities hospitals nearly two years into the pandemic.
The site, at the Minnesota Department of Transportation Building, will be able to process 1,000 tests a day.
With the state's average positivity rate seemingly leveling off amid the omicron variant, Minnesota officials on Monday reported 11,828 new cases and 36 more deaths due to COVID-19.
The ongoing spike in the state's rolling average positivity rate is still rising, but at a slower rate than was reported last week. It currently stands at 23.7% as of the latest reports, adding distance to the current moment's status as the highest recorded positivity rate since the start of the pandemic.
After a week's preparation, restaurants and diners in Minneapolis and St. Paul ushered in a new era of COVID-19 protections Wednesday- mandatory COVID vaccination or negative tests for customers over the age of five.
Nurses the state hired to assist hospitals amid a staffing shortage began arriving to Minnesota on Wednesday, a welcome boost as patient volumes overwhelm the health care system.
Starting Wednesday, you'll need to show a proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to get into a restaurant or bar in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
The state of Minnesota is suing two Illinois-based companies for allegedly collecting COVID-19 test samples from Minnesotans but failing to either deliver the results on time or providing false ones.
As new vaccine or testing mandates take effect at bars and restaurants in the Twin Cities, health officials Wednesday reported 44,626 new COVID-19 cases and 37 more deaths.
More than 100 nurses will head to 23 hospitals across the state this week, Gov. Tim Walz said.
Another Twin Cities suburb will enact a mask mandate in an attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19.
A student walkout was held Tuesday in St. Paul, with hundreds across the district demanding better COVID-19 precautions to stay in school.
Health officials in Minnesota report a 22.2% average positivity rate and 10,651 new COVID-19 cases in the latest update, which represents data as of Friday.
Dr. Curtis Storlie says the hope is that the more-contagious Omicron virus is the beginning state of COVID-19 becoming endemic, and that future surges would cause fewer hospitalizations.
