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.
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The daily coronavirus update: 1 death; hospitalizations continue to decrease
The most recent data available show 32 Minnesotans are hospitalized in intensive care with COVID-19, and 82 are in the hospital with COVID-19 not in intensive care.
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.
In-clinic options help people with serious mental illness feel better about getting the jab
Staff working at the St. Paul-based nonprofit Guild have developed strategies to help their clients become more comfortable with the idea of getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
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.
The daily coronavirus update: half of all Minnesotans completely vaccinated
The Department of Health also reported Thursday that four more people have died of COVID-19 in Minnesota.
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.
Expansion of food benefits to youngest Minnesotans supports overall health, wellness
The new P-EBT benefit is available to some 81,000 Minnesota children age 5 and younger.
The daily coronavirus update: one death; fewer than 100 new cases in Minnesota
The seven day case-positivity average is now 1.9 percent.
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: 5 more deaths; daily vaccination numbers continue to drop
The state has reported an average of just 4,769 people per day who got their first shot of a vaccine in the last week.
HealthPartners study investigates depression treatment during pregnancy
While depression is relatively common in pregnancy, treatment varies, with many pregnant people forgoing antidepressant medications or psychotherapy treatment.
The daily coronavirus update: 12 deaths; hospitalizations continue to decline in Minnesota
MDH says 2,715,622 Minnesotans, roughly 48.8 percent of the population, have completed a vaccine series. About 60.8 percent of state residents are fully vaccinated.
The daily coronavirus update: seven more deaths; 48 percent of Minnesota’s population vaccinated
Seven more Minnesotans have died of COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Health said Thursday.
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.
The daily coronavirus update: two deaths; 125 new cases in Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Health also reports that the seven-day case positivity average is 2.3 percent, the lowest since the pandemic began.
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.
‘A really difficult year’: High school seniors are struggling with their mental health
When history threw many young people’s carefully laid plans off course, diagnoses of common mental health concerns like anxiety and depression soared — as did the rates of substance use, said Cindy Doth, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation youth and school outreach manager.
The daily coronavirus update: case positivity rate continues to decline in Minnesota
According to the most recent data, 65 percent of people 16 and older had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Little-known illnesses turning up in COVID long-haulers
The most common complaint: persistent fatigue. A Mayo Clinic study published last month found that 80% of long-haulers complained of fatigue and nearly half of “brain fog.”
