Coronavirus
Trump's age, health raise risk for virus illness
Dr. David Boulware, professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota, and others give an assessment.
Local
10 COVID-19 deaths, 1,184 infections reported today in Minnesota
Fewer counties have case rates low enough to recommend all in-person K-12 classes.
Local
M Health Fairview X-ray analysis helps find COVID
The M Health Fairview innovation was announced amid signs that the pandemic is worsening in Minnesota.
Science
Doctors seek life-ending drugs that smooth the way for the terminally ill
Doctors compiling new data to develop better protocols
Local
Minnesota tops 100,000 COVID cases; uptick in hospitalizations
State surpasses 100,000 lab-confirmed infections with the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Local
Minnesota reports 16 COVID-19 deaths; highest total in a month
Large social gatherings, Labor Day weekend festivities and college and K-12 school classes and events have contributed to an acceleration in infections.
Local
Hospital COVID-19 admissions on the rise in Minnesota
Hospital admissions for COVID-19 have risen to a level not seen in Minnesota since the start of June. The state also reported five COVID-19 deaths and 817 newly confirmed infections.
Local
Minnesota schools grapple with shifts in COVID-19 cases
Despite state guidelines to help school districts decide whether or when to switch to hybrid or full-time remote learning models, the recommendations are nonbinding, leaving it to district administrators to make the final call.
Local
With 2,000 dead, Minnesota considers what it has learned, lost
The milestone reached this weekend is sobering, with COVID-19 deaths equaling the population of Hinckley, Eyota or Warroad.
Local
In Minnesota college towns, returning students bring business boost, COVID-19 risks
Quarantines, effort to keep students on campus contain cases, but local businesses see the effects.
Local
Minnesota marks 2,000 deaths from COVID-19 pandemic
State health officials reported Saturday 10 more deaths from COVID-19 across the state, exactly 27 weeks after Minnesota's first death report came March 21.
Local
175 COVID-19 cases linked to U's Twin Cities campus this month
The nonprofit COVID Exit Strategy website downgraded Minnesota to its lowest "uncontrolled spread" rating of pandemic progress.
Local
COVID surveys halted in Minn. amid racism, intimidation
A door-to-door COVID-19 testing survey has been halted due to multiple incidents of residents intimidating and shouting racial and ethnic slurs at state and federal public health survey teams.
Local
3 COVID-19 deaths, 995 infections reported in Minnesota
More than 7,000 Minnesotans hospitalized during COVID-19 pandemic according to revised state data reporting.
Local
Group outbreaks in Minn. bring warnings about Halloween
State health officials encouraged following new CDC guidance that discourages parties and candy handouts while permitting no-contact goody bag giveaways.
Local
Minnesotans urged to seek testing as pandemic nears 2,000 deaths
The toll of the pandemic includes 10 deaths reported by Minnesota health authorities on Tuesday and 513 infections, bringing the total to 1,979 deaths and 91,422 infections. Surveyors offering free testing were confronted by someone who was armed, raising safety concerns.
Coronavirus
Doctor: First vaccines won't offer full protection
Americans likely will need to wear masks and stay socially distant, according to Dr. Emily Landon.
Local
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Minnesota COVID-19 hospital numbers rise back above 300
Disparity in residence type of COVID-19 deaths has evened out this summer, with a lower proportion involving residents of long-term care.
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