The daily coronavirus update: 7 more deaths; 67,308 total cases
Since the start of the outbreak, a total of 1,745 Minnesotans with confirmed cases of COVID-19 have died.
Greta Kaul
Greta Kaul is MinnPost’s data reporter. She can be reached at gkaul@minnpost.com.
The daily coronavirus update: 9 more deaths; 66,061 total confirmed cases
The nine deaths announced on Tuesday mean that at least 1,721 Minnesotans have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.
What Minnesota’s mid-pandemic primary means for the November election
Overall, election officials were pleased with how smoothly things went in last week’s primary, despite a number of COVID-19 induced obstacles.
Omar’s primary victory affirms progressives’ control of Minnesota’s Fifth District
Omar’s decisive victory was driven by a progressive turnout machine built over the last decade.
The daily coronavirus update: 7 more deaths; 65,152 total confirmed cases
The seven deaths announced Sunday came after six were announced Saturday, for a total of 13 this weekend.
The daily coronavirus update: 8 more deaths; warning issued about certain hand sanitizers
The Minnesota Department of Health also issued guidance for students to try to minimize spread of the disease before the start of the school year.
Your lingering questions about COVID safety, answered
Wear a mask when walking? How close can you get to high-risk individuals if you’re outside? Are rented cabins safe?
Who’s running for the Minnesota Legislature in 2020
Between now and Election Day, we’re keeping track of all the candidates for the Minnesota Legislature’s 201 seats.
Where the votes for Ilhan Omar’s victory over Antone Melton-Meaux came from
Omar and her challenger in the DFL primary ran close races in many of the Minneapolis suburbs in the Fifth District, but most of the votes in the race are found in the city itself.
The daily coronavirus update: Case positivity ratio continues climb; new guidance for long-term care facilities
The Minnesota Department of Health announced Monday that three more Minnesotans had died of COVID-19, bringing the total to 1,660 since the pandemic began.
When to expect Minnesota 2020 primary election results
As with everything, COVID-19 has disrupted business as usual when it comes to reporting election results.
The daily coronavirus update: nine more deaths in Minnesota; cases up by 617
Minnesota’s seven-day average case positivity rate rose to 5.2%, up from 4.9% a week ago. MDH considers above 5% a concerning trend.
The daily coronavirus update: Minnesota’s case positive rate rises again; High School League delays football season
Four more Minnesotans have died of COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Health said Tuesday, for a total of 1,620.
For many Minnesotans, in-person voting will be a lot different this year
Because of COVID-19, local governments have changed numerous polling locations or — in some smaller, rural precincts — gone to mail balloting.
The daily coronavirus update: 14 deaths, nearly 1,500 new cases announced over weekend
As of Sunday, the Minnesota Department of Health said there have been a total of 55,947 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota since the start of the pandemic.
COVID-19 has arrived in Greater Minnesota
In the early days of the pandemic, confirmed cases of COVID-19 were concentrated in U.S. cities, including the Twin Cities. Now, counties in Greater Minnesota are seeing per-capita infection rates comparable to Hennepin and Ramsey.
The daily coronavirus update: hospitalizations continue to rise in Minnesota
MDH also reported 83 new cases among residents or staff in long-term care facilities, up from 40 announced Tuesday — with the majority of the new cases among health care workers.
Minnesota is contacting people who have been exposed to COVID-19 cases. At current infection rates, it might not do much good
The state has hundreds of workers making calls to people who test positive for COVID-19, and with those they may have been in contact with. But with high levels of community spread of the disease, those efforts have limited benefits.
The daily coronavirus update: Minnesota warns of numbers going in wrong direction
The state’s case positivity rate was at 4.8 percent, near the five percent threshold that is a warning sign for public health officials.
Minnesota election officials worry about shortage of poll workers during COVID-19 pandemic
Election judges tend to be older, which means they tend to be more vulnerable to COVID-19. Many are deciding not to risk working the polls this year.
