Greta Kaul is MinnPost’s data reporter. She can be reached at gkaul@minnpost.com.
With a big uptick in mail-in voting driven by the pandemic and tight contests in several key states, it may take a few more hours — or days — than usual to know the result of the 2020 presidential election.
The Minnesota Department of Health also said Wednesday that the number of confirmed cases is up 462 from Tuesday’s count.
Since the start of the pandemic, a total of 1,927 Minnesotans with COVID-19 have died.
Of 200 colleges and universities in Minnesota, 65 have had at least one case but a small number have had multiple cases.
Students are finding creative ways to organize during the pandemic. But disruptions caused by remote learning and campus closures could have a big impact.
With visits from the president, vice president, Donald Trump, Jr., and Lara Trump the Trump campaign seems to be making a serious effort in Minnesota. Could it work?
MDH also said Wednesday there have been 81,868 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota, up 260 from Tuesday’s count.
Outbreaks have already occurred on a number of Minnesota college campuses.
Since the start of the pandemic, 1,860 Minnesotans with confirmed cases of COVID-19 have died.
Officials warned that Minnesotans could see case spikes like those in Texas and Iowa if they aren’t careful.
Not much is known about the way COVID-19 and the flu interact.
MDH said Wednesday the number of confirmed cases is up 730 from Tuesday’s count and is based on 27,487 new tests. The increase in case count is largely due to a backlog reported by several labs.
As of Sunday, a total of 1,816 Minnesotans have died due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Minnesota Department of Health also announced it would increase scrutiny of bars’ and restaurants’ adherence to COVID-19 safety regulations after a slew of complaints.
The high number of newly reported cases was partly due to a backlog of results from a specific provider, Valley Health, that the Minnesota Department of Health has begun to work through.
In two recent weeks of data, continued unemployment claims dropped by 12 percent.
There have now been a total of 71,236 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota.
The Minnesota Department of Health also announced Monday that four more Minnesotans had died of COVID-19, bringing the total for the whole pandemic to 1,771.
Incumbent DFLer Rep. Collin Peterson’s margins of victory have been shrinking in recent elections. Will a better-known, better-funded opponent — and having Trump on the ballot — finally end his congressional career?
One of the Sturgis-related cases was from a worker at a temporary bar there; the other 14 merely attended the rally.
