The daily coronavirus update: Minnesota adds more than 2,500 COVID-19 cases
The last time Minnesota added as many cases in a single day was in January.
Greta Kaul
Greta Kaul is MinnPost’s data reporter. She can be reached at gkaul@minnpost.com.
There are still no COVID-19 vaccines approved for children. As more adults get vaccinated, what should families with kids do?
The degree to which vaccination prevents transmission of COVID-19 is still being studied, which means parents still need to exercise caution.
The daily coronavirus update: 12 more deaths in Minnesota; case positivity rate rises above 5%
As of Monday, 1,658,176 people in Minnesota, or 29.8 percent of the population, have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
What an MDH study of Life Time fitness tells us about COVID-19 transmission in gyms
After case interviews turned up a number of cases at a couple of Life Time facilities, MDH researchers collected more data to try to better understand the extent of the outbreaks.
Minnesota is expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to everyone over 16: What you need to know
How many more people just became eligible. Why now. And how you can get an appointment for a shot.
The daily coronavirus update: 7 more deaths; vaccine eligibility expands to all adults starting Tuesday
Though Gov. Tim Walz said the priority for vaccination is still older Minnesotans and those with underlying conditions, he encouraged all Minnesotans to sign up to get vaccinated if they had the opportunity.
All Minnesotans 16 and older to be eligible for COVID vaccine starting Tuesday
Walz announced the change after a promise of increased vaccine supplies from the federal government.
The daily coronavirus update: Minnesota’s case positivity average continues to rise; ICU hospitalizations also up
As of Monday, the most recent day of data available, 1,454,834 people in Minnesota, or 26.2 percent of the population, had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Despite slower rollout, Minnesota’s vaccination rate has kept pace with other states
In some states that opened up eligibility more quickly, massive demand brought down websites and jammed phone lines, causing delays.
The daily coronavirus update: Walz quarantining after staff member tests positive for COVID-19
On Wednesday, MDH also announced it had revised guidance on visitation and outings for the state’s long-term care facilities.
Derek Chauvin’s attorneys are asking to move his trial out of Hennepin County. Such requests are rarely granted in Minnesota.
The request came after the city of Minneapolis announced a $27 million settlement with the family of George Floyd, the man Chauvin is accused of killing.
The daily coronavirus update: 250 cases of U.K. variant identified in Minnesota
A COVID-19 cluster in the southwestern Twin Cities metro now includes 140 epidemiologically linked cases, 32 of which are confirmed to be the B117 variant.
The daily coronavirus update: 5 more deaths, 997 new cases in Minnesota
According to the most recent data available, 1,240,140 people in Minnesota, or 22.3 percent of the population, have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Minnesota’s COVID-19 restrictions are loosening on Monday. Here’s what you need to know
Walz is raising or eliminating capacity limits for indoor social gatherings, restaurants, gyms and more.
How people are chosen for jury pools in Minnesota
Jury selection is under way in the Derek Chauvin trial. Here’s where the pool of potential jurors being questioned by attorneys comes from.
The daily coronavirus update: nearly 20 percent of Minnesota’s population has received at least one dose of vaccine
The Minnesota Department of Health also said Wednesday that nine more Minnesotans have died of COVID-19.
What to know as the trial of Derek Chauvin begins
Answers to some basic questions about the trial of the cop accused of killing George Floyd.
The daily coronavirus update: New CDC guidance eases pandemic restrictions for people who’ve been vaccinated
In Minnesota, the Health Department announced that 6 more people had died of COVID-19 and that nearly 20 percent of the population had received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
‘The scope and scale of this is stunning’: One year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota
A timeline of how coronavirus was experienced by Minnesotans.
The daily coronavirus update: first shipments of J&J vaccine arrive in Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Health also reported Wednesday that 17 more Minnesotans have died of COVID-19, for a total of 6,507.
