Category Archives: COVID-19
Half of Minnesotans Have Received COVID-19 Vaccine, MDH Data Shows
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health's data says that as of Tuesday, 50 percent of the state's population is now vaccinated against COVID-19 with at least one dose. So far, 2,780,666 Minnesotan...
May 20, 2021 Photo by CDC on Unsplash
Minnesota Focuses on Getting Families, Teens Vaccinated Against COVID-19
(KNSI) - The state of Minnesota is focusing on getting families with children vaccinated against COVID-19 in the near future as people age 12 and older got the green light to receive the Pfizer shot l...
May 19, 2021 Photo by Spencer Davis on Unsplash
Minnesota Nears Half of Population Vaccinated Against COVID-19, Reports 658 New Cases Wednesday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 658 new COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths from the disease on Wednesday. The five-county St. Cloud area sees no new deaths but adds 49 newly confirmed po...
May 19, 2021 Photo by Mufid Majnun on Unsplash
Caribou Coffee and Best Buy Lift Mask Policies
(KNSI) - Two more Minnesota companies say they are relaxing their mask policies. Richfield-based Best Buy and Brooklyn Center-based Caribou Coffee both say their customers will not be required to wear...
May 19, 2021 Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash
State Reports 519 New COVID Cases, 14 Deaths Tuesday
(KNSI) - Minnesota sees 519 new COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths from the disease on Tuesday. The death count includes one person from Wright County who was in their 70s. There are 79 new cases in the St....
May 18, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota Reports No New COVID-19 Deaths, Fewer Than 600 Cases Monday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting no new COVID-19 deaths in the state on Monday. There are 589 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 58 in the five-county St. Cloud area: si...
May 17, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota Partners with Health Plans to Drive COVID-19 Vaccination Equity
(KNSI) - The state of Minnesota is partnering with several health insurance providers to help get people vaccinated for COVID-19 who are in communities that have been the most impacted by the pandemic...
May 14, 2021 CentraCare/Facebook
Minnesota Confirms 1,300+ COVID Cases, 9 Deaths Friday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 1,306 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths on Friday. One of those deaths was a Wright County resident who was in their 70s. The five-county St. Cloud...
May 14, 2021 Unsplash
Two St. Cloud Area COVID Deaths Among 19 Reported in Minnesota Thursday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 1,011 new COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths on Thursday. The death count includes one person from Sherburne County in their 70s and one person from Stear...
May 13, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota Reports Another Day With New COVID-19 Cases Below 1,000
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 919 new COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths Wednesday. The St. Cloud area did not record any COVID deaths today but does add 79 new cases: Benton County 11...
May 12, 2021 Unsplash