The daily coronavirus update: 8 more deaths in Minnesota; state to create new lab to process saliva tests
MDH also said Tuesday there have been 70,707 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota, up 409 from Monday’s count.
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Why you should always wear a mask in a public restroom
Researchers at Yangzhou University have reported that flushing a toilet or urinal sends a cloud of tiny aerosol particles into the air.
The daily coronavirus update: Two Minnesota school districts delay opening; number of Sturgis-linked cases grows
The Minnesota Department of Health also announced Monday that four more Minnesotans had died of COVID-19, bringing the total for the whole pandemic to 1,771.
Last spring our facility was the face of the COVID outbreak; today we have zero cases. Here’s what we’ve learned.
On April 6, St. Therese of New Hope became one of the first long-term care facilities in Minnesota to have a positive COVID-19 case in our resident population. The following weeks were the most trying and devastating in our 52-year history.
‘At least it’s something’: walleye cakes and weirdness at the Minnesota State Fair Food Parade
My streak of writing about the Minnesota State Fair for the last 40 years continues. Sort of.
The daily coronavirus update: six more deaths, 717 more cases in Minnesota
There have now been 69,584 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota.
Yes, there are actually Minnesotans opening new child care facilities during the pandemic
For many providers, the pandemic has been another difficult hurdle in an already tough business. For others, though, COVID-19 made the industry more attractive because of poor job prospects elsewhere.
The daily coronavirus update: 7 more deaths; 67,308 total cases
Since the start of the outbreak, a total of 1,745 Minnesotans with confirmed cases of COVID-19 have died.
The daily coronavirus update: 17 more deaths; 557 new cases in Minnesota
The 17 deaths represent the highest one-day death toll since June 19. The state has reported more than 10 deaths in a day only three times so far in July and August.
Why Trump’s promised $400 extra unemployment benefit won’t reach Minnesotans any time soon
Minnesota officials are still waiting for guidance on how to implement the new program — if it’s even legal.
Loss of smell and taste in patients with COVID-19 is ‘much more profound’ than in patients with the common cold, study finds
The study appears to be the first to directly compare smell and taste symptoms in people with COVID-19 with those in people with upper respiratory illnesses.
Cellphone data show how Las Vegas is ‘gambling with lives’ across the country
Las Vegas casinos, open for months now, are a likely hotbed for the spread of COVID-19. For many reasons, contact tracing has proved next to impossible as tourists return to homes across the U.S.
The daily coronavirus update: 9 more deaths; 66,061 total confirmed cases
The nine deaths announced on Tuesday mean that at least 1,721 Minnesotans have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.
Minnesota among states showing disparities in COVID-19 hospitalizations
Blacks make up 6.8% of Minnesota’s population, but represented 24.9% of the hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the U of M study. It analyzed the 12 states that reported ethnic and racial data on hospitalized COVID patients.
The daily coronavirus update: 7 more deaths; 65,152 total confirmed cases
The seven deaths announced Sunday came after six were announced Saturday, for a total of 13 this weekend.
Your lingering questions about COVID safety, answered
Wear a mask when walking? How close can you get to high-risk individuals if you’re outside? Are rented cabins safe?
Twin Cities Native Americans’ safety net is short on revenues as needs rise
“For us, it was like, pandemic, and then riots. And now, it’s pandemic and the aftermath of all of the violence. So we’ve had a double whammy here,” said Mary LaGarde, executive director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center.
The daily coronavirus update: 690 new cases, 7 more deaths in Minnesota
Since the start of the outbreak, 5,742 Minnesotans have been hospitalized and 308 are currently in the hospital.
Spring stay-at-home orders linked to a significant slowing down of COVID-19’s spread
Researchers calculated the pandemic’s doubling time — how long it took for confirmed COVID-19 cases to double — before and during the stay-at-home periods.
As 1918 showed, pathogens do not respect school calendars
On Oct. 11, 1918, Minneapolis schools, along with other public gathering places, were closed. They reopened on Nov. 18, but were forced to close again after a spike in student flu cases two weeks later.
