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.
Greta Kaul
Greta Kaul is MinnPost’s data reporter. She can be reached at gkaul@minnpost.com.
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.
The daily coronavirus update: 12 more deaths; case positivity rate continues to decline in Minnesota
Overall, 64 percent of Minnesotans age 16 and over have received at least one dose of a vaccine, though the rate drops to 61.1 percent for those living in areas with a high social vulnerability index.
The daily coronavirus update: No new deaths in Minnesota; hospitalizations declining
As of Saturday, 51.4 percent of the population had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Younger than that now: On Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday, Minnesota politicians weigh in on their favorite Dylan songs
We asked Minnesota elected officials what their favorite Dylan works are and why.
Housing construction in Minnesota never really recovered after the Great Recession. Now federal policymakers are looking to give it a boost.
The Biden administration has called for spending $200 billion to increase the U.S. housing supply.
The daily coronavirus update: 15 more deaths; case positivity rate slips below 5 percent in Minnesota
More than 70 percent of cases in Minnesota are now believed to be the more transmissible B117 variant.
The daily coronavirus update: Zero deaths; case growth declining
The seven-day case positivity average, which lags by a week, is 5.7 percent, down from 5.9 percent the week prior.
Legislature agrees to deal on exempting unemployment, PPP payments from Minnesota taxes
Taxpayers still need to file by the Monday, May 17 deadline. But the Department of Revenue will later be able to refund any payments affected by the Legislature’s changes.
Can Minnesota employers require workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Will they?
The question has gained urgency as businesses begin to seriously contemplate bringing remote workers back to offices.
The daily coronavirus update: 15 more deaths, 909 new cases in Minnesota
The most recent data shows 2,676,919 people in Minnesota, or 48.1 percent of the population, have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The daily coronavirus update: No new deaths; hospitalizations decline
The seven-day case positivity average, which lags by a week, is 5.9 percent, down from 6.2 percent a week prior.
