As COVID Restrictions Lift, First Avenue Readies For Live Shows Again
Minnesota's COVID-19 restrictions are gone just in time for the holiday weekend. Sports arenas, concert halls, restaurants and bars can now operate at full capacity.
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Minnesota's COVID-19 restrictions are gone just in time for the holiday weekend. Sports arenas, concert halls, restaurants and bars can now operate at full capacity.
Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen compared such inoculations to Nazi experimentation on imprisoned Jews.
Hours after capacity and distancing restrictions were lifted in Minnesota, state health officials on Friday reported 364 new cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths.
Gov. Tim Walz announced on Friday a partnership with the Craft Brewers Guild and Minnesota Distillers Guild to provide free or discounted drinks to vaccinated adults.
Some of the Minnesota's last COVID-19 restrictions are rolling back Friday.
A recent survey conducted by the Minneapolis Downtown Council found 80% of downtown companies are developing "future of work" plans with a hybrid/flexible plan as the most referenced.
The state is offering incentives to the 100,000 Minnesotans who get vaccinated between Memorial Day Weekend and the end of June.
The pandemic put many of us in front of screens like never before. Now, health experts are sending a warning about the damage all of that device time can do to us and our kids.
As of Thursday morning, the latest figures from the Minnesota Department of Health showed that about 64% of Minnesotans 16 or older had received at least one dose, and 89% of those 65 or older had received at least one dose.
As the summer holidays are upon us, we're asking Dr. George Morris how to travel safely during Memorial Day weekend, and how parents of young, unvaccinated kids should approach summer camps and sports.
More than 57% of Minnesotans ages 16 and older are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the latest data released by the Minnesota Department of Health. Meanwhile, the numbers for daily new infections continue to trend downward.
Another 256 cases of COVID-19 were added Tuesday to the state's infection tally as the cumulative case count inches closer to 600,000.
Minnesota is just shy of surpassing 600,000 total COVID-19 cases.
With 443 new cases of COVID-19 reported by health officials Sunday, Minnesota is nearing 600,000 cumulative cases of the virus.
Peyton Crest, an 18-year-old from Minnetonka, says she developed anorexia before the pandemic but has relapsed twice since it began.
Wisconsin may not reach herd immunity from COVID-19 until fall if vaccination rates continue to trend downward, a key state health department leader says.
Minnesota health officials on Saturday reported 599 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths out of roughly 22,700 completed tests. Data also shows 89% of Minnesotans 65 and older have received at least one vaccine dose.
Residents of that area are now allowed to travel by car and will be exempt from pre- and post-arrival COVID tests.
The last year forced many of us to stay home and put us in front of screens like never before. But when it comes to telemedicine, that might not be such a bad thing.
The Minnesota Department of Health reported an additional 690 COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths Friday, bringing the cumulative case count to 597,731 and death toll to 7,354.
Summer trips are back on the calendar, and more Minnesotans are booking flights to make it happen.
The Minnesota Department of Health announced Thursday the relocation of the Mankato COVID-19 testing site to the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center.
Data released from the Minnesota Department of Health Thursday shows that the state's COVID-19 positivity rate dipped to the lowest it has been in two months, dropping to 4.8%, even as community spread reached the highest point it has been since the pandemic began.
After being closed for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the iconic Uptown Theatre in Minneapolis is facing eviction.
In this week's Clarifying COVID, Dr. George Morris of CentraCare returns to answer questions about COVID-19 pandemic developments. In this episode, Morris answers questions surrounding the end of the mask mandate and outdoor COVID-19 transmission rates.
