Category Archives: COVID-19
Audit Finds No Overpayments by Minnesota for COVID-19 Tests
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Office of the Legislative Auditor said Wednesday that it found no evidence that the state of Minnesota overpaid two companies it hired to conduct mail in and other rapid COV...
Jul 14, 2021 Unsplash
COVID-19 Audit Sought by Minnesota Lawmakers Looks Doubtful
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's independent legislative auditor says he doesn't have the resources to satisfy a request by lawmakers for a comprehensive study of the state's COVID-19 response. Legi...
Jul 12, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota Reports 600+ COVID-19 Cases, 12 Deaths This Week
(KNSI) - COVID-19 cases continue to stay relatively low as 648 Minnesotans tested positive for COVID over the holiday weekend and this workweek, according to the latest Minnesota Department of Health ...
Jul 09, 2021 Unsplash
Vaccination Rates Vary Between Urban and Rural Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's coronavirus vaccination rates show a sharp contrast between urban and rural counties in the state. The vaccination rate is high in large, urban counties. In Hennepin...
Jul 06, 2021 Unsplash
Target Field Opens At 100% Capacity With Special Giveaways
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The roaring applause of baseball fans will echo in a full Target Field Monday, after shutdowns and restrictions ruled the ball park for most of the past year. It marks the f...
Jul 05, 2021
No New COVID-19 Deaths Confirmed in St. Cloud Area Since Monday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports only 456 new cases of COVID-19 in the state between Monday and Friday. That number includes 26 new cases and no new deaths from COVID in the five-co...
Jul 02, 2021 Photo by Mufid Majnun on Unsplash
Minnesota Hits 70 Percent Adult Vaccination Goal Before July 4
(KNSI) - The office of Gov. Tim Walz says Minnesota has met the goal of having 70 percent of its adult population vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease...
Jul 01, 2021 John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool
Minnesota Updates COVID-19 Testing Guidance for Unvaccinated Adults, Kids This Summer
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health is updating its COVID-19 testing guidance as more Minnesotans get vaccinated and start to resume travel and other activities this summer. "Thanks to the nea...
Jun 30, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
State Peacetime Emergency to End July 1st
(KNSI) - The House and Senate have voted to end the state's peacetime emergency on July 1st. An 11th hour deal struck late Tuesday night with the United States Department of Agriculture will protect m...
Jun 30, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
Five-County St. Cloud Area Confirms No New COVID-19 Cases Tuesday
(KNSI) - As new cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota continue to stay low amid vaccinations, the five-county St. Cloud area confirmed zero new cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday. In the Minnesota Dep...
Jun 29, 2021 Unsplash