The daily coronavirus update: 15 more deaths; effects of Thanksgiving gatherings expected in a few weeks
Hospitalization rates continue to rise, which could mean higher death counts in the near future.
Greta Kaul
Greta Kaul is MinnPost’s data reporter. She can be reached at gkaul@minnpost.com.
The daily coronavirus update: 57 more deaths as pandemic continues to ravage Greater Minnesota
The vast majority of the people whose deaths were reported on Sunday — 46 out of the 57 — were Greater Minnesota residents.
The daily coronavirus update: Minnesota sets another single-day record with 101 deaths
A total of 1,019 COVID-19 fatalities, or nearly a third of all deaths in Minnesota from coronavirus, have been reported so far in November alone.
The daily coronavirus update: 72 more deaths, tying previous one-day record
The number of Minnesotans in the hospital with COVID-19 and those hospitalized in intensive care also continue to rise.
COVID-19 surge has Minnesota contact tracers overwhelmed
Getting in touch with people who may have been in contact with those infected with COVID-19 was seen as a key strategy for arresting the spread of the disease. With daily new cases skyrocketing, authorities are scrambling to keep up.
With two COVID-19 vaccines potentially near approval, what is the plan for inoculating Minnesotans?
State and local officials are coordinating plans to vaccinate Minnesotans in the coming months — maybe even weeks for some.
Minnesota’s COVID-19 measures: too far, or not nearly far enough?
Though Minnesota’s restrictions on public life have been labeled tyrannical by some, they look fairly weak compared to measures taken in other cities and states with far milder outbreaks.
The daily coronavirus update: 67 more deaths; Walz to announce new restrictions at 6 p.m.
The Minnesota Department of Health also announced 5,094 new cases on Wednesday, based on 37,026 tests.
The daily coronavirus update: Health Department urges household-only Thanksgiving celebrations
The Minnesota Department of Health also announced on Monday that 12 more Minnesotans with COVID-19 had died.
The daily coronavirus update: 31 more deaths; more than 7,000 new cases
The most recent data showed that 293 Minnesotans were in the hospital in intensive care due to COVID-19.
Why did the polls get Wisconsin so wrong — and Minnesota mostly right?
The polls were wrong again this year, at least in some places.
The daily coronavirus update: 39 more deaths; more than 7,000 new cases
Hospitalization rates are also up, suggesting the next few weeks could see many more deaths.
The daily coronavirus update: 56 more deaths in Minnesota, highest one-day total yet
The Minnesota Department of Health also said Wednesday the number of new coronavirus cases is up 4,889 from Tuesday’s count.
The daily coronavirus update: 23 more deaths; new restrictions on bars, gatherings
The new restrictions come as Minnesota’s hospitalization rate and number of deaths are on the rise.
Minnesota is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases. Thanksgiving is not going to help
As the pandemic drags on for another month, people may be letting their guards down. But the virus is more widespread than ever, and a traditional Thanksgiving dinner adds to the risks.
The daily coronavirus update: 36 deaths and more than 5,000 new cases — both Minnesota records
With Friday’s new totals, Minnesota’s death toll since the start of the pandemic stands at 2,591.
The daily coronavirus update: 25 more deaths; nearly 4,000 new cases
Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 164,865 total cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota.
The daily coronavirus update: Minnesota sets another single-day record with 31 deaths, 3,827 new cases
Greater Minnesota continues to be a hotspot for COVID-19.
Trump got more votes in Minnesota in 2020 than he did in 2016. But Biden got way more than Clinton did
As in past elections, the Democrat’s victory was driven by votes from the Twin Cities suburbs.
Biden wins Minnesota, continuing decades-long Democratic streak
Despite efforts by the Trump campaign to turn his narrow 2016 loss into a 2020 victory, in the end Biden led the state by a comfortable margin.
