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Four more Minnesotans have died of COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Health said Friday, while the number of confirmed cases is up 545 from Thursday’s count.
Predictions of widespread closures among Minnesota child care providers have not come to pass, at least not yet, though the industry remains wobbly.
The Minnesota Department of Health said Monday that the number of confirmed cases is up 613 from Sunday’s count.
The Minnesota Department of Health also announced that six more Minnesotans had died of COVID-19, for a total of 1,600 since the start of the pandemic.
Without state money, University of Minnesota researchers have turned to an unusual source to finance the project: crowdfunding.
Four more Minnesotans have died of COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Health said Tuesday.
Three more Minnesotans have died of COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Health said Sunday, for a total of 1,574.
Five more Minnesotans have died of COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Health said Friday, for a total of 1,566.
While the number of people in the ICU remains relatively low, the number of people reported to be hospitalized but not in intensive care jumped by 21 on Thursday.
Some hailed the policing legislation for significantly changing law enforcement in Minnesota. But when it comes to the question of residency incentives, lawmakers may not have changed anything at all.
The governor has been mulling whether to implement a statewide mask mandate in Minnesota for weeks.
Even as lawmakers celebrated the bill’s passage, a debate broke out over whether the Legislature should have done more to reform policing in Minnesota after the killing of George Floyd.
While Gov. Tim Walz has instituted a temporary ban on most evictions in Minnesota, current law provides no way to appeal terminations of medical services at assisted living facilities, which can force people from their homes.
MDH said there have now been 43,742 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota. The number of confirmed cases is up 572 from Tuesday’s count.
MDH also said Tuesday the number of confirmed cases is up 398 from Monday’s count and is based on 8,510 new tests.
The Minnesota Department of Health said Sunday that three more Minnesotans have died of COVID-19, while the number of confirmed cases is up 710 from Saturday’s count.
MDH also said Friday there have been 40,767 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota, up 604 from Thursday’s count and based on 19,204 new tests.
For weeks, Republicans at the Minnesota Legislature have said they won’t pass any bills that would abolish, defund or diminish police departments in Minnesota — even though DFL lawmakers say that’s not something they’ve ever proposed.
Three more Minnesotans have died of COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Health said Monday, for a total of 1,474.
Several county attorneys in Greater Minnesota expressed deep reservations over relinquishing their powers, while some worried the AG’s could be swayed by partisan winds — or make decisions that clash with local views on criminal justice issues.
