Category Archives: COVID-19
Two Wright County COVID-19 Deaths Among 15 Reported in Minnesota Thursday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 1,921 new cases of COVID-19 and 15 deaths statewide Thursday. The death count includes two people from Wright County, one in their 70s and one in th...
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MDH: COVID Hospitalizations Getting Younger
(KNSI) - Minnesota health officials say cases of COVID-19 are leveling off, but hospitals are starting to fill up again. The 22 deaths reported on Wednesday were the single highest death toll since Fe...
Apr 29, 2021
Stearns, Morrison Counties Report COVID-19 Fatalities Wednesday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 22 new deaths from COVID-19 and 1,514 newly confirmed cases on Wednesday. The newly reported deaths Wednesday include one person from Stearns County...
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Walz Indicates Loosened COVID Restrictions Will Be Announced Soon
(KNSI) - During a media briefing Tuesday, Gov. Tim Walz said he expects to ease the state's COVID-19 precautions early next week. Walz's statement came the same day that the CDC updated its guidance f...
Apr 27, 2021 Unsplash
St. Cloud Area Reports Two Deaths, 129 New Cases of COVID-19 Tuesday
(KNSI) - Minnesota reports 1,088 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths from the disease Tuesday. The death count includes one person from Sherburne County and one person from Wright County who were both in...
Apr 27, 2021 Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash
Minnesota Extends Pandemic Workers' Compensation Benefits for Frontline Workers, First Responders
(KNSI) - On Monday, Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill into law extending frontline workers' and first responders' workers' compensation eligibility during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, the state legisla...
Apr 27, 2021 Unsplash
After Mask Mandate Lifts For Outdoor Sports, Some Minnesota Parents, Students, Coaches Want More Clarity On Guidance
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota health officials recently updated their guidance on youth sports so that masks are no longer required while practicing or competing outdoors. But some parents, stu...
Apr 26, 2021
Minnesota's Community COVID-19 Vaccination Sites Open to Direct Appointment Scheduling
(KNSI) - Several weeks ago, Minnesota began opening semi-permanent, large-scale community COVID-19 vaccination sites to help get vaccines to school staff and childcare workers. As vaccine eligibility ...
Apr 26, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI)
Minnesota Reports Third Child Death Due to COVID-19
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health has issued a statement saying that a recent COVID-19 fatality was a school-aged child. MDH said Monday that it had confirmed the death of a child under the ...
Apr 26, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota Reports No COVID-19 Deaths Monday; St. Cloud Sees 115 New Cases
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 1,197 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths from the novel coronavirus Monday. Today's newly confirmed cases include 115 found in the five-county St....
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