MDH Encourages All 18 To 35-Year-Olds To Get Tested For COVID
The Minnesota Department of Health recommends that all Minnesotans between the ages of 18 and 35 get a COVID-19 test right now.
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The Minnesota Department of Health recommends that all Minnesotans between the ages of 18 and 35 get a COVID-19 test right now.
Marit Larson wanted to encourage her Wayzata senior classmates and other young people to wear masks.
It has been a record-breaking week for COVID-19 cases in Minnesota, and Saturday was no different as the state reported 8,703 new cases, shattering the single-day record. An additional 35 people also died.
Earlier in the week, Gov. Tim Walz announced bars and restaurants would have to start shutting down their dine-in services every day at 10 p.m.
The state has seen explosive growth in cases and hospitalizations in recent weeks, surpassing 7,000 cases in a single day on Thursday for the first time since the pandemic began.
Minnesota's newest COVID-19 restriction will go into effect Friday night.
The Salvation Army says the requests for food boxes are up tenfold since the start of the pandemic and needs across the country are up 15%, and at the same time their revenue from kettle donations could be cut in half.
The fire marshal division says that there are significant outbreaks in the fire departments in Bloomington and Hutchinson.
Minnesota Department of Health will launch a program Monday that will text people who have tested positive for COVID-19 to let them know that a contact tracer will soon be calling.
Minnesota health officials reported Friday 5,552 new cases of COVID-19 and 46 deaths - the second-highest death count the state has seen in a single day.
MDH is also recommending all Minnesotans between the ages of 18 to 35 get tested, especially if they are visiting friends and family over Thanksgiving. Even those people haven't had a known close contact or aren't showing symptoms, MDH is recommending a test.
Minnesota State Sen. David Senjem has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Senate Republican Caucus.
The new report that came out this morning shows that Minnesota schools from Nov. 1 to Nov. 7 had over 750 COVID-19 cases reported. That number was between 100 and just over 300 in September.
From a grocery wholesale company to video stores in gas stations, a Minnesota man had the vision to think outside the box in business.
Dr. Hensrud says research also suggests that obesity doubles your risk of hospitalization with COVID-19. And it increases your risk from dying of COVID-19 by about 50%.
Republicans say they do agree with the governor that the situation is serious, but they still don't agree with his use of the powers.
Minnesota continues to aggressively expand testing as COVID-19 cases surge across the state.
Thursday marked another day of record-breaking COVID-19 case numbers in Minnesota as health officials reported 7,228 new infections in the last 24 hours. Additionally, 39 more deaths were recorded.
Minnesota's ninth free COVID-19 saliva testing site opened Thursday at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
The Minnesota Legislature will convene Thursday for a sixth special session as Gov. Tim Walz looks to extend his peacetime emergency powers to combat the spread of COVID-19.
"The COVID just happened so fast. He was very healthy, and it took him in three days. So I guess what I want to say to people is it is real, and take precautions," Cheri Herbst said.
"That's really the best defense that we have is to keep those bubbles small and to keep them confined to people who share similar practices around avoiding exposure," said Dr. Annie Ideker, a family physician at Health Partners.
Ella Winston is a 17-year-old senior at Wayzata High School. She's spending her first day at home on Wednesday after 10 days of battling COVID-19 in the ICU at Children's Minnesota.
Anoka-Hennepin Schools told parents on Tuesday that elementary students would move to distance learning because of a shortage of staff and in bus operators.
