Category Archives: COVID-19
Twins SS Andrelton Simmons Placed On COVID IL
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota Twins shortstop Andrelton Simmons has been placed on the COVID-19 injured list, the team announced Wednesday. The Twins signed Simmons to a one-year contract this ...
Apr 14, 2021
Three COVID Deaths, 178 Cases Reported Around St. Cloud Wednesday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 1,715 new COVID-19 cases and 16 deaths across the state Wednesday. The death count includes a Stearns County resident in their 90s, Benton County re...
Apr 14, 2021
CentraCare to Pause Johnson & Johnson COVID Vaccine Administration on CDC's, MDH's Recommendation
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health is advising health care providers to pause their distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, which is now under review by the Centers for Di...
Apr 13, 2021 Photo by CDC on Unsplash
On First Anniversary Of Mother’s Death, Karl-Anthony Towns To Sit Out Game Vs. Nets
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Karl-Anthony Towns is set to miss the Timberwolves’ rescheduled game against the Brooklyn Nets as he marks a year since his mother, Jacqueline Towns, died of COVID-19....
Apr 13, 2021
Two Local COVID Deaths Reported Tuesday as State Sees 1,367 New Cases
(KNSI) - Minnesota reports 1,367 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths on Tuesday. The death count includes one Stearns County resident and one Wright County resident who were both in their 60s. Acro...
Apr 13, 2021 Unsplash
JoeTown Rocks Canceled, Again
(KNSI) - JoeTown Rocks has been canceled for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Former chair Rich Schwegel confirmed the cancelation of the summer festival in St. Joseph to KNSI Ne...
Apr 13, 2021 KNSI News
MDH Reports COVID-19 Outbreak at South Dakota Youth Wrestling Tournament
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota health officials are urging those who attended a recent youth wrestling tournament in South Dakota to get tested for COVID-19 after a number of wrestlers contracted the co...
Apr 13, 2021 Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash
Minnesota Reports Just Under 2,000 New COVID-19 Cases, 2 Deaths Monday
(KNSI) - There are 1,994 new COVID-19 cases reported by the Minnesota Department of Health on Monday, including 199 cases across the five-county St. Cloud area. The state also reports two new deaths f...
Apr 12, 2021 Unsplash
Two Million Vaccines Administered to Minnesota Adults
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota hit the 2 million mark for people who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the state's Department of Health reported Sunday. "Getting vaccinated will all...
Apr 12, 2021 Unsplash
Morrison County Resident Among 10 COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Minnesota Friday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 2,659 new COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths on Friday. The death count includes one Morrison County resident who was in their late 90s. There are 317 new...
Apr 09, 2021 Unsplash