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July 31, 2020
COVID-19 testing kits in a plastic bin at North Memorial Health's drive-up testing facility in Robbinsdale on Wednesday.

779 new COVID-19 cases in Minnesota

County infection rates will be closely watched given their influence over individual school reopening plans this fall.
Local
July 31, 2020
The Discovery Club summer childcare program is in session at Randolph Heights Elementary in St. Paul, where a game of jacks had kids active on Thursda

Minn. plan to reopen schools needs officials to pivot quickly

Gov. Tim Walz's "Safe Learning Plan" also outlines a need for schools to maintain strict cleaning procedures, make accommodations for physical distancing and enforce near-universal mask wearing.
Local
July 31, 2020
Starting Saturday, Minnesotans will have to be 21 or older to buy tobacco products.

Minnesota tobacco purchasing age rises to 21 on Saturday

The new law brings the state in line with federal law, which raised the purchasing age to 21 in December 2019.
Local
July 30, 2020
Tiffany Dittrich, a longtime high school teacher in the White Bear Lake Area High School, spoke last week at an Education Minnesota press conference i

745 new COVID-19 cases as Minnesota surpasses 1 million tests

Five additional deaths were reported.
Local
July 30, 2020
Mayo Clinic officials said there is little harm in using the results to encourage people to seek shots that are recommended anyway.

Non-COVID vaccines offer some COVID protection, Mayo reports

The research suggests parents should get children up to date on shots before school starts, and senior citizens should schedule their vaccinations before the winter flu season.
Local
July 29, 2020
Tony Jaros River Garden owner Dan Jaros poured a "Greeney," the establishment's signature drink, Wednesday night. ] aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com Min

Frey orders new restrictions to reduce crowding at Mpls. bars

Bars can remain open, but indoors, only table service will be allowed. The regulation applies to taprooms, distilleries and nightclubs as well.
Local
July 29, 2020
Carol Dallman, who teaches at Wellstone International High School, wore an oversized backpack to represent the back-to-school anxieties faced by stude

157 new Minn. virus patients this week, busiest since June

The Minnesota Department of Health on Wednesday reported 310 people were hospitalized with COVID-19, a net increase of 16 from Tuesday. Among hospitalized patients, 143 needed intensive care due to severe breathing or other complications from the infectious disease that is caused by a novel coronavirus.
Local
July 27, 2020
Health care workers monitored a COVID-19 patient after proning the patient in an ICU at Bethesda Hospital in May in St. Paul.

Minnesota's COVID-19 death rate still elusive months into pandemic

Federal estimates suggest that one known COVID-19 case represents 10 unknown infections, meaning the virus could have already spread in Minnesota to a half-million people — many of whom never had symptoms or sought testing.
Local
July 25, 2020
[The town of Forest Lake was photographed after a statewide mask-wearing order went into effect Saturday, July 25, 2020. NICOLE NERI ¥ Special to the

Statewide mask mandate begins just as COVID-19 confirmed in all Minn. counties

The order from Gov. Tim Walz about face mask use indoors generated mixed reactions from merchants and customers.
Local
July 25, 2020
All fairgoers were subjected to a wrist temperature check before entering the fairgrounds on Friday. ] ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com H

COVID-19 cases top 50,000 in Minnesota

The state reported a net increase of 803 new infections and five deaths.
Local
July 25, 2020
Crystal Gail Welcome put on a face mask before entering the Gooseberry Falls Visitor Center near Two Harbors, Minn. A statewide mask mandate is now in

Minnesota mask mandate goes into effect with a helping hand

The 4 million masks sent out to chambers of commerce and other groups for distribution should make it easier for businesses around the state.
Local
July 24, 2020
"We need communities to adopt the actions to slow the spread of COVID now," Dr. Robert Redfield said Friday.

CDC: Schools near uncontrolled virus spread may want to close

Deputy secretary of education said the "default" should be schools fully open this fall.
Business
July 24, 2020
Trump signs executive orders to reduce drug prices

Trump signs executive orders to reduce drug prices

At a White House ceremony, Trump signed four executive orders.
Local
July 24, 2020
The cases represent a resurgence of a national trend of vaping injuries first detected last summer.

Serious teen vaping injuries are on rise again in Minnesota

Vaping-related lung injuries have sent 11 people aged 14 to 46 into Minnesota hospitals over the past two months, the Minnesota Department of Health reported, some with severe breathing difficulties.
Local
July 24, 2020
The MOA opened again for the first time since mid-March, where most shoppers wore face masks and where social distancing signs abounded, Wednesday, Ju

Minnesota reports 773 new COVID-19 cases, 5 additional deaths

Two of the deaths announced Friday were among long-term care residents.
Local
July 24, 2020
Concerned that Minnesota might be following the pattern of Southern and Western states, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced h

Feds now in town to assess COVID response in Minnesota

Federal officials are learning from and commending some aspects of Minnesota's pandemic response.
Science
July 23, 2020

New clues into how exercise bolsters the brain

Many questions remain unanswered about how, at a cellular level, exercise remodels and alters the brain.
Science
July 23, 2020
FILE -- People exercise at a public park along the East River on Manhattan's Lower East Side, June 10, 2015. A new analysis of data from more than 55,

What's the best exercise for you? Twins can provide an answer

They offer insight in finding the best exercise for each of us.
Variety
July 23, 2020
Manhattan Toy Co. has recalled more than 22,000 Manhattan Ball teething toys on sale through Target. They have lot numbers 325700EL or 325700IL on the

Choking hazard prompts national recall of Minneapolis company's teething toy

"Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy away from children," the CPSC said.
Local
July 23, 2020
A hospital worker holds a bottle of disinfectant outside the North Ridge Health and Rehab nursing home in New Hope, Minn. The nursing home which has a

Minnesota reports 763 COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths

Gov. Tim Walz reports state in "solid position" with mask mandate that could help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
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