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COVID-19 fuels highest-ever annual Minnesota death count in 2020

Increases in all causes of mortality in Minnesota refute claims that pandemic only killed people who already were going to die.

By Jeremy Olson and

MaryJo Webster

February 3, 2021 at 12:59PM
An ambulance from North Memorial drops off a patient at North Ridge Health and Rehab. Michael and Kathy Johnson felt lucky to be alive when they moved into North Ridge in March after being similarly dropped off from North Memorial.] RICHARD TSONG-TAATARII • richard.tsong-taatarii@startribune.comrin
An ambulance from North Memorial dropped off a patient last year at North Ridge Health and Rehab in New Hope. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Jeremy Olson

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Jeremy Olson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter covering health care for the Star Tribune. Trained in investigative and computer-assisted reporting, Olson has covered politics, social services, and family issues.

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MaryJo Webster

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MaryJo Webster is the data editor for the Minnesota Star Tribune. She teams up with reporters to analyze data for stories across a wide range of topics and beats and also oversees a small team of other data journalists.

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