The daily coronavirus update: 5 more deaths; case growth rising but still low
The seven-day case positivity average, which lags by a week, remains at 1.2 percent.
Greta Kaul
Greta Kaul is MinnPost’s data reporter. She can be reached at gkaul@minnpost.com.
National Parks are more crowded than ever. What about Minnesota State Parks?
As more things open up, people have other options for recreation — but there’s some evidence new outdoors habits have stuck.
The daily coronavirus update: 5 more deaths; case positivity rate steady
The seven-day case positivity average remains at 1.2 percent.
Prices are higher for all kinds of goods in Minnesota lately. Is it a pandemic blip or permanent?
For consumers in the Twin Cities, some of the biggest year-over-year increases in the Consumer Price Index are in the price of fuel for vehicles, of used cars and trucks, and of gas for heating and cooking at home.
The daily coronavirus update: new case numbers continue to decline in Minnesota
According to the most recent data available, 54.9 percent of the population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 51.9 percent of the population has completed the vaccine series.
The daily coronavirus update: 5 deaths; 81 new cases in Minnesota
According to the most recent data, 54.9 percent of the population had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 51.8 percent of the population have completed a vaccine series.
Too much or not enough: Latino workers in Minnesota describe one pandemic, but two very different economies
More than any other group, Latinos in Minnesota remained in the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic. But many found themselves on divergent paths.
Is it safe to swim in the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities?
A brief primer on current events.
Do people vaccinated against COVID-19 ever need to wear masks?
Minnesota’s mask mandate ended more than a month ago, but that doesn’t mean everyone has dropped their masks.
The daily coronavirus update: 4 more deaths; slow case growth
With five deaths announced Saturday and nine on Sunday, the death toll for the pandemic now stands at 7,549 in Minnesota.
The daily coronavirus update: 4 more deaths; hospitalizations drop
The most recent data available show 41 Minnesotans are hospitalized in intensive care with COVID-19, and 91 are in the hospital with COVID-19 not in intensive care.
During the pandemic, rents went down in New York and San Francisco. Why not the Twin Cities?
Rents have been on a slow, steady rise in Minneapolis and St. Paul for years.
The daily coronavirus update: 86 new cases, fewest in 14 months
The Minnesota Department of Health also reported that more than 3 million people in Minnesota have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Who’s still getting COVID-19 in Minnesota?
Case counts are way down, but there are still new cases of COVID-19 every day.
The daily coronavirus update: 8 more deaths; hospitalizations continue to decline in Minnesota
According to the most recent data available, 2,972,489 people in Minnesota, or 53.4 percent of the population, have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Is $300 extra per week in unemployment benefits actually stopping anyone in Minnesota from taking a job?
You know we’re going to say: It’s complicated.
The daily coronavirus update: 2 deaths; lowest positivity rate since start of pandemic
As of Saturday, the most recent day of data available, 2,964,813 people in Minnesota, or 53.3 percent of the population, had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
What’s behind Minnesota’s surprising ‘deaths of despair’ data from the pandemic year
Deaths from alcohol and drugs were up in 2020, continuing a long-term trend. But the number of suicides was down.
The daily coronavirus update: 1 death; case positivity rate drops below 4 percent
The most recent data available show 79 Minnesotans are hospitalized in intensive care with COVID-19, and 170 are in the hospital with COVID-19 not in intensive care.
What’s happening with the federal case against the cops involved in the death of George Floyd
The announcement of federal charges against Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao caused a postponement of the state’s case against the latter three. Meanwhile, here’s what to expect in the federal case.
