Category Archives: COVID-19
Governor's Trip to St. Cloud Canceled After Staff Member Tests Positive for COVID-19
(KNSI) - Governor Tim Walz's trip to the new COVID-19 vaccination site at the River's Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud Wednesday morning was abruptly canceled 15 minutes before he was scheduled to ...
Mar 17, 2021 AP Images
State Relaxes Guidance for Visits at Long Term Care and Assisted Living Facilities
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health Wednesday says it is relaxing more visitor rules and allowing outings for residents in long-term care facilities. According to the MDH, the new guidance wil...
Mar 17, 2021 Unsplash
St. Cloud Area Adds 1 New COVID-19 Death, 100+ Cases Wednesday
(KNSI) - The St. Cloud area reports 106 new cases and one death from COVID-19 Wednesday. The newly reported death was a Wright County resident who was in their 70s. Benton County sees 12 new cases, Mo...
Mar 17, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota Sees Slight COVID-19 Case Uptick with More Teens Testing Positive
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Health officials say teenagers are behind a slight increase in coronavirus activity in Minnesota. The state Department of Health reported 6,818 additional COVID-19 cases in the week...
Mar 17, 2021 Unsplash
Patients at Sauk Centre COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Receive Saline Injections by Accident
(KNSI) - Patients at a clinic in Sauk Centre who thought they were getting a COVID-19 vaccine accidentally received saline a injection instead. A statement from CentraCare says that a small number of ...
Mar 17, 2021 Unsplash
How Does A Team Make The NCAA Tournament?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It's a three-week stretch of nail-biting college basketball, covering screens for hours, with all of our hopes scribbled on precious paper: the bracket. How does a team make...
Mar 16, 2021
River's Edge Convention Center Tapped as State's Next COVID-19 Community Vaccination Site
(KNSI) - St. Cloud's River's Edge Convention Center will soon turn into a large-scale COVID-19 vaccination clinic as Minnesota makes it its sixth community vaccination site in the state. Gov. Tim Walz...
Mar 16, 2021 Dene Dryden
62 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Around St. Cloud Tuesday
(KNSI) - Minnesota reports 716 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths on Tuesday. The five-county St. Cloud area reported no new deaths but does add 62 new cases: seven in Benton County, four in Morrison C...
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829 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Monday as Minnesota Nears Milestone of 2 Million Vaccine Doses Given
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health confirms 829 new COVID-19 cases and one death on Monday. The newly reported death occurred in Ramsey County. The five-county St. Cloud area sees 94 new case...
Mar 15, 2021 Unsplash
Are My Symptoms COVID or Springtime Allergies? A St. Cloud Doctor Answers
(KNSI) - Spring 2021 is marked by the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to the American population and the glimpses of a post-pandemic future ahead. But, like any spring, it also brings seasonal aller...
Mar 15, 2021 Photo by Brittany Colette on Unsplash