Category Archives: COVID-19
U of M Lab Earns Funding to Monitor For New COVID-19 Variants, Outbreaks
(KNSI) - The University of Minnesota has received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to sequence 6,000 COVID-19 samples in the next year to help monitor for new virus variants...
Jun 02, 2021 Minnesota Department of Health/Facebook
Gubernatorial Candidate Backs Move to Block COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen signed onto a lawsuit seeking to stop COVID-19 vaccinations for 12- to 15-year-olds that, among other things, compares ...
May 28, 2021 Unsplash
MDH: Minnesota Surpasses 600K Reported Cases of COVID 19
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health's COVID-19 data dashboard shows that the state has surpassed 600,000 reported virus cases. The latest data provided by the state shows 600,408 Minnesotans h...
May 27, 2021 CentraCare/Facebook
Only 15 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in St. Cloud Area Tuesday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 256 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths statewide on Tuesday. The St. Cloud area only sees 15 new cases and no new deaths from the disease: Benton Coun...
May 25, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota Confirms 469 New COVID Cases, Zero Deaths Monday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health confirms 469 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday and no new deaths statewide. New cases in Minnesota have been on the downtrend over the past two weeks, accordi...
May 24, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota's COVID-19 Vaccination Pace Picks Up Over Weekend
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's coronavirus vaccination rate has accelerated after several weeks of sluggish inoculation numbers. The state pace remained above 40,000 shots a day on Sunday, a level...
May 24, 2021 Photo by Spencer Davis on Unsplash
Free Vaccination Bus Coming to Monticello
(KNSI) - For those who haven't gotten a COVID-19 vaccine, a mobile vaccination clinic is coming up this week. On Wednesday, May 26th, there will be a Blue Cross Blue Shield vaccination bus administeri...
May 24, 2021 John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool
Sherburne County Wellness Van Hits the Road for COVID-19 Vaccinations, Public Assistance Programs
(KNSI) - Sherburne County Health and Human Services' wellness van is up and running, delivering COVID-19 vaccines to locations around the county. The van, paid for mostly through CARES Act funding, ha...
May 21, 2021 Sherburne County Health and Human Services
St. Cloud Area Reports Three COVID-19 Deaths, 88 Cases Friday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 690 new COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths across the state Friday. Sherburne, Stearns and Wright counties recorded one death each in Friday's count; thos...
May 21, 2021 Unsplash
Sherburne County to Get Nearly $19 Million in Funding From the American Rescue Plan Act
(KNSI) - Sherburne County is in line to get roughly $19 million in funding from the federal American Rescue Plan Act, passed by Congress in March to help with the public health and economic fallout ca...
May 21, 2021 Unsplash