Category Archives: COVID-19
New COVID-19 Cases Around St. Cloud Double This Week as State Continues to See Rise in New Infections, Hospitalizations
(KNSI) - Minnesota's new COVID-19 cases continue to rise. Over the past week, 3,334 Minnesotans tested positive, a 77 percent increase in cases compared to the week before. There were also 18 more COV...
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Minnesota to Give $100 to New COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients
(KNSI) - Following President Joe Biden's push for states and cities to give $100 to Americans who get vaccinated against COVID-19 in near future, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Thursday that the st...
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State Equity Report Shows COVID Vaccination Gaps Are Decreasing, But Still Present
(KNSI) - A recent COVID-19 vaccine equity report from the Minnesota Department of Health shows that disparities still exist between racial groups and social vulnerability groups when it comes to getti...
Jul 29, 2021 Photo by Mat Napo on Unsplash
MDH Adopts CDC Recommendations for COVID-19 Precautions in Schools This Fall
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health says it is recommending the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest COVID-19 guidelines for schools this fall. The guidance says all students, s...
Jul 28, 2021 Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash
Rick Dennison Staying With Vikings In Advisory Role; New Offensive Line Coach Named
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota Vikings positional coach who was reportedly set to leave the team after refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine will stay on in an advisory capacity. The Vikings an...
Jul 27, 2021
With COVID-19 Cases on the Uptrend, Minnesota Health Leaders Say Delta Variant is Concerning for the Unvaccinated
(KNSI) - New COVID-19 cases are increasing around the U.S. and Minnesota, and though state health leaders say the state's current cases, test positivity rate and hospitalizations are still below their...
Jul 26, 2021 Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash
Three Local COVID-19 Deaths Reported This Week as Minnesota Cases Continue to Rise
(KNSI) - Minnesota's COVID-19 cases are on the rise. Over the last seven days, the Minnesota Department of Health has reported 1,881 new cases and 15 new deaths statewide. That weekly case count is a ...
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Hennepin County Amps Up COVID-19 Vaccine Incentive Funding
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota's most populous county is boosting its incentive program for COVID-19 vaccine shots. The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved an additional ...
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Coborn's Partners With National Grocery Wholesaler; New Fresh, Frozen Distribution Warehouse to Be Built in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - A national grocery wholesaler is partnering up with St. Cloud-based Coborn's, Inc. starting next year. "We are excited to embark on this new partnership with AWG and to be a part of their pla...
Jul 16, 2021 Coborn's, Incorporated
New COVID-19 Cases in Minnesota, St. Cloud Begin to Creep Up
(KNSI) - After weeks of relatively low COVID-19 cases in Minnesota, new infections are starting to rise. In recent weeks, the state has confirmed roughly 100 new COVID cases each day, but in the last ...
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