Coronavirus in Minnesota: New case counts decline further
Even so, Minnesota is close to reporting its 12,000th death from the disease since the start of the pandemic.
Greta Kaul is MinnPost’s data reporter. She can be reached at gkaul@minnpost.com.
Even so, Minnesota is close to reporting its 12,000th death from the disease since the start of the pandemic.
Although there were initially concerns about enforcement and restriction of an already strained housing supply, neither city has seen a major uptick in complaints.
New case rates were at levels not seen since December.
Minnesota’s Girl Scouts River Valleys council was the top cookie-selling council nationwide last year.
The database is intended to collect all possible reports of vaccine side effects, but in their raw form those reports are entirely unconfirmed and unvetted.
Of the 94 people listed in the data who were targeted with no-knock warrants, 66 were Black.
The rapid drop in cases matches a pattern seen in omicron waves in other places.
The good news is that the state makes a lot of data about the pandemic public. The bad news is that it does it in a lot of different places.
The new subvariant isn’t believed to cause more severe disease, but it may be more infectious, and experts warn it could drag out the omicron surge.
Still, as large portions of the Minnesota population — regardless of race — remain unvaccinated, officials say work needs to continue.
It’s hard to get a complete picture of illegal border crossings, but data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection give an idea.
Three years after Shopko declared bankruptcy and shuttered all its stores, many of the buildings have been put to new use.
Minnesota is setting state records for its case positivity rate, which most recently stood at 22.2 percent.
It’s not just the social relations that are icy.
The short answer is probably yes, but let the test come to room temperature before taking it.
In the Twin Cities area at least, appointments for tests are scarce.
As the omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 spreads rapidly through the state, more and more Minnesotans are hearing about potential exposures from family, friends and other close contacts.
The best facts gleaned from a year of data reporting.
It’s the time of year when the food-stained, spiral-bound volumes come down off the shelf.
The governor, his wife and son all tested positive and are isolating. Walz and his wife have no symptoms; their son has mild symptoms.
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By Greta Kaul | Staff Writer
Feb. 22, 2022