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The daily coronavirus update: health advisory about severe illness among children; BWCA to open for camping
The Health Department also announced 20 more deaths and 805 new cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota.
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No, COVID-19 is not the flu
From the articles we shouldn’t have had to write department.
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The daily coronavirus update: National Guard helping with testing at long-term care facilities; guidelines for safe gatherings
The Health Department said Thursday there have been 13,435 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota, up 518 from Wednesday’s count.
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Minnesota has updated its COVID-19 model. Here’s what it tells us
The new model incorporates more recent data on the spread of novel coronavirus in the state.
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The daily coronavirus update: 23 more deaths; emergency-declaration update expected Wednesday
The current emergency declaration, which was originally decalred on March 13, is set to expire Wednesday.
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The daily coronavirus update: 24 more deaths; 10,790 total confirmed cases
Sixteen of the 24 deaths reported Saturday were among residents of long-term care.
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The daily coronavirus update: Minnesota surpasses 10,000 confirmed cases; state bans large, in-person graduation ceremonies
The Minnesota Department of Health also announced Friday another 26 Minnesotans have died of COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 534.
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The daily coronavirus update: Minnesota unveils plan for safety in long-term care facilities
Minnesota announced 786 new cases of COVID-19 and 23 deaths from the disease.
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The daily coronavirus update: largest one-day spike in deaths so far; MDH says other states not accurately counting deaths
The Minnesota Department of Health also said Wednesday there have been 8,579 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota, up 728 from Tuesday’s count.
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Can Minnesota county budgets survive coronavirus?
Counties face falling revenues and increased demand for services during coronavirus pandemic.
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The daily coronavirus update: 27 more deaths; Walz to allow elective medical procedures to resume
The Minnesota Department of Health also reported another 617 confirmed cases of COVID-19, for a total of 7,851 in the state.
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The daily coronavirus update: 571 new cases; Walz bars debt collectors from taking COVID-19 relief funds
There were also nine deaths announced Monday, for a total of 428.
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The daily coronavirus update: 24 more deaths; 435 new cases
A total of 419 people in Minnesota have died of COVID-19.
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How serological COVID-19 tests work — and what their results mean
Serological testing examines a person’s blood looking for antibodies to the disease.
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The daily coronavirus update: 24 more deaths; Walz extends stay-at-home order
The order was extended another two weeks, and may go longer.
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The daily coronavirus update: 18 more deaths; Walz to announce stay-at-home order changes Thursday
MDH said Wednesday there have been 4,644 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota, up 463 from Tuesday.
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The daily coronavirus update: 365 more cases; Minnesota officials balk at Trump order opening meatpacking plants
MDH Commissioner Jan Malcolm said Trump’s order appeared “problematic to say the least” as Minnesota is still experiencing an “explosive” increase in cases among workers at pork processing facilities that have shut down because of COVID-19 outbreaks.
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Minnesota has lagged behind other states on COVID-19 testing, but that might be changing
Issues with the testing supply chain both in Minnesota and nationally appear to be getting resolved.
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The daily coronavirus update: 14 more deaths; big backlog for Minnesota pork processing
Twelve of the 14 people whose deaths were announced Monday were residents of long-term care.
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The daily coronavirus update: 23 more deaths; biggest single-day testing increase in weeks
All but one of the deaths announced Saturday were residents of long-term care facilities.
