The daily coronavirus update: 13 more deaths; winter mental-health concerns
In normal years, many Minnesotans struggle more with mental health over the winter. The pandemic is expected to worsen that.
COVID-19
Could regional differences of opinion on Minnesota’s handling of COVID offer the GOP an opportunity?
Most polls show majority support for Gov. Tim Walz’s handling of the pandemic. But there are big differences when it comes to how the response is viewed among Twin Cities voters and how it’s seen in the suburbs and Greater Minnesota.
Greater Minnesota now bearing the brunt of the state’s COVID-19 death toll
Though more than half the state’s population lives in the Twin Cities metro, residents in Greater Minnesota are currently making up a larger share of people dying of coronavirus.
The daily coronavirus update: 20 more deaths; Minnesota launches at-home saliva test pilot program
Since the start of the pandemic, a total of 2,301 Minnesotans with COVID-19 have died.
Poll reveals stark divisions between Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota voters on critical issues
“Place is becoming a political identity now, ” says the University of Minnesota Duluth’s Cynthia Rugeley.
Travel on Thanksgiving? Pass the COVID.
Staying home in your bubble is the safest advice, but family get-togethers mean an awful lot. Even Dr. Anthony Fauci went back and forth on whether to have his daughters fly in for Thanksgiving.
The daily coronavirus update: 35 more deaths, highest one-day total in Minnesota since May
“We are deeply saddened and alarmed by these numbers, but frankly not surprised to see this happening,” said Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm.
The daily coronavirus update: 7 more deaths; metro-area saliva-testing site open
Since the start of the pandemic, a total of 2,246 Minnesotans who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.
The daily coronavirus update: GOP pushes reopening as state officials warn, ‘All … indicators are going in the wrong direction’
The Minnesota Department of Health reported five more deaths, and 1,627 new COVID-19 cases, on Monday.
The daily coronavirus update: 17 more deaths; 122,812 total cases
A total of 2,234 Minnesotans have died since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The daily coronavirus update: Minnesota sets new single-day highs for cases, tests
MDH Commissioner Jan Malcolm told reporters Friday she is “ deeply worried” about the new case numbers.
G. Phillip Shoultz III of VocalEssence: ‘Stopping has never been an option for me’
Shoultz leads the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers (32 professional singers), the VocalEssence Chorus (115-120 volunteer singers) and the youth choir VocalEssence Singers of This Age, aka VESOTA.
The daily coronavirus update: another day of double-digit deaths in Minnesota
Through 15 days in October, the state has reported 165 COVID-19 deaths.
How three classic Twin Cities bars are barely surviving COVID-19
The Spot, Palmer’s Bar and the Black Hart are hanging on. But with winter approaching and nothing but crickets from Congress, the coming season might be the worst for local pubs since Prohibition.
The daily coronavirus update: Minnesota’s death toll reaches 2,180
The number of confirmed positives is up 1,189 from Tuesday’s count.
The daily coronavirus update: 7 more deaths; saliva testing sites opening around the state
The saliva tests are similar in accuracy to the more familiar nose-swab tests, but feature a less invasive sample collection procedure.
The daily coronavirus update: 3 more deaths; many cases tied to political events
One example: A total of 12 cases are now tied to attendees of the Trump rally at the Bemidji airport on Sept. 18, an increase of four since MDH’s last update on the event. There were four cases among protesters of that event.
The daily coronavirus update: 10 more deaths; 1,440 new cases in Minnesota
Minnesota has now reported double-digit deaths in four of the last five days.
The daily coronavirus update: 14 more deaths; more cases in long-term care facilities
The Minnesota Department of Health also announced Friday that there have been nine cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota linked to a Trump rally in Bemidji in September.
How Minnesota’s biggest political players are mobilizing voters amid the pandemic
While precautions around COVID-19 have changed how the so-called ground game is being conducted by political groups in Minnesota this year, they haven’t eliminated it.
