A total of 1,115 Minnesotans have now died from COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Health said Thursday. MDH also said Thursday there have been 26,273 total confirmed cases.
MDH also said Wednesday there have been 25,870 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota, up 362 from Tuesday’s count.
Almost three-quarters of parents misjudge how much time their preschoolers spend on smartphones and tablets, according to a new study.
Half of the deaths announced Tuesday were of residents of long-term care facilities.
Even as coronavirus continues to ravage those living in long-term care facilities in Minnesota, the Department of Health has refused to reveal the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths at each facility.
These findings are troubling and suggest “a critical need for COVID-19 behavioral change interventions targeted at older men,” the study’s authors conclude.
“My original plan for 2020 was thrown off the rails,” Angela Woosley said. “I realized that the coming year wasn’t going to be anything like what I’d expected.”
MDH also said Monday there have been 25,208 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota, up 358 from Sunday’s count.
In the study, by day seven of their hospitalization, 29 percent of the patients with diabetes had died or been put on a ventilator to breathe.
In a Q&A, Hoyt talks about how societal stressors can take a toll on children’s safety, how a lack of in-person connection reduces child-welfare reports and the role that concerned adults can play in children’s lives.
Eleven of the 14 who died were long-term care residents.
The Minnesota Department of Health also said Saturday there have been 24,190 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota, up 659 from Friday’s count.
MDH also said Friday there have been 23,531 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota, up 584 from Thursday’s count.
The more parents try to impose strict control over their child’s cuisine, such as by making them eat certain foods and restricting their access to others, the fussier the child is likely to become at mealtimes, the study also found.
The health commissioner also specifically addressed those protesting the death of George Floyd, encouraging social distancing and the use of face masks.
“We found that the hospitalizations were roughly two to three times lower than what would be expected based on the initial trends,” said Soumya Sen, the study’s lead author.
The Minnesota Department of Health also said Wednesday there have been 22,464 total confirmed cases of COVID-19, up 504 from Tuesday’s count, while a total of 216,532 COVID-19 tests have been completed, up 7,000 from Wednesday.
State government, county officials and nonprofit organizations have seen a significant increase in people needing help paying for food, housing and other daily costs.
Fidgety Fairy Tales, a traveling children’s acting troupe sponsored by the Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health, performs well-loved stories with a mental health twist.
Yoga should be considered along with more conventional forms of exercise as part of the standard care for depression, the study’s authors conclude.
