Category Archives: COVID-19
Walz Discusses COVID Vaccine Progress, Outreach With President Biden
(KNSI) - On Tuesday, Gov. Tim Walz joined the governors of Utah, Maine, Ohio, New Mexico and Massachusetts on a call with President Joe Biden to talk about the status of COVID-19 vaccinations in those...
May 11, 2021 The White House
Minnesota Reports Under 600 New COVID-19 Cases Tuesday Along With 9 Deaths
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health confirms 583 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths Tuesday. It's one of the lowest new case days since February, however, the state processed a relatively low ...
May 11, 2021 Unsplash
Q&A: Senator Tina Smith on Mental Health Care Barriers, Awareness
(KNSI) - May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. Last week, U.S. Senator for Minnesota Tina Smith opened up on Twitter about her experiences with depression and shared that she would be introdu...
May 10, 2021 FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2021, file photo Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., arrives as opening arguments begin in former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, at the Capitol in Washington. Smith is calling for federal investigations into possible price gouging of natural gas in the Midwest and other regions following severe winter storms that plunged Texas and other states into a deep freeze that caused power outages in million of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
No New COVID Deaths Monday As Nearly Half of Minnesota Adults Get Fully Vaccinated
(KNSI) - The state reports 1,191 new COVID-19 cases on Monday. This includes 131 new cases found in the five-county St. Cloud area: 15 in Benton County, three in Morrison County, 38 in Sherburne Count...
May 10, 2021 John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool
Minnesota Health Officials Get Creative with Vaccinations
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota health officials are trying various strategies in an attempt to get people vaccinated and slow the spread of the coronavirus. Volunteer physicians are working with a brewe...
May 10, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
Minnesota's Community COVID-19 Vaccination Sites Now Accepting Walk-Ins
(KNSI) - Minnesotans can walk into the state's community vaccination sites - including at the River's Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud - to get a COVID-19 vaccination without an appointment startin...
May 07, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
Two Local COVID Deaths Among 12 Reported in Minnesota Friday
(KNSI) - Minnesota sees 1,453 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths confirmed Friday. The death count includes one person from Sherburne County in their 70s and one person from Wright County in their 50s. ...
May 07, 2021 Unsplash
With COVID Restrictions Loosening, Twins Look Forward To ‘Full House Of Fans At Target Field’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — With Gov. Tim Walz’s announcement Thursday of a timeline for ending most statewide COVID-19 restrictions, Minnesota’s sports teams will soon be able to welcome m...
May 06, 2021
Minnesota Confirms 1,661 COVID-19 Cases, 13 Deaths Thursday
(KNSI) - Minnesota reports 1,661 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths on Thursday. The death count includes one person from Stearns County in their 70s and one person from Wright County in their 60s. T...
May 06, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota to Remove COVID-19 Restrictions, Mask Mandate by July 1
(KNSI) - Minnesota will roll back some COVID-19 restrictions starting at noon Friday as part of a three-phase plan by Gov. Tim Walz to end virtually all of the state's restrictions by July 1st. The an...
May 06, 2021 John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool