Category Archives: COVID-19
St. Cloud Area Sees 44 New COVID-19 Cases as Vaccinations Continue
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 561 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. One newly reported death from the novel coronavirus was a Ramsey County resident in their 80s. In the St. Cloud...
Feb 22, 2021 Unsplash
Twins Submit Proposal To Walz To Bring Back 10,000 To Target Field By Opening Day
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Believe it or not, we’re about six weeks away from Twins opening day. After a 2020 season with no fans allowed, this year the team hopes to have 10,000 fans in stadium...
Feb 20, 2021
St. Cloud Area Confirms 50 New COVID-19 Cases, One Death Friday
(KNSI) - Minnesota confirms 1,001 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths on Friday. The death count includes one person from Stearns County in their 70s. The five-county area adds 50 new cases: three in ...
Feb 19, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota Administers 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesotans have now received more than 1 million doses of coronavirus vaccine, Gov. Tim Walz announced Friday. Updated figures show that Minnesota health care providers have ad...
Feb 19, 2021 Pexels
Here's What Information Is Required For Minnesota's COVID-19 Vaccine Connector Tool
(KNSI) - On Thursday, the Minnesota Department of Health debuted its COVID-19 Vaccine Connector tool, which lets Minnesotans sign up to show that they're interested in getting a shot. The state can th...
Feb 18, 2021 From left, North Memorial Systems Director of Pharmacy Services Paul Krogh, Chief Administrative Officer Samantha Hanson, Vice President of Operations Steve Horstmann and CEO Dr. Kevin Croston took a moment, in silence, and looked at the box containing 975 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine which just arrived at North Memorial Health Hospital, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 in Robbinsdale, Minn. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP, Pool)
Wright County Resident Among 14 Newly Reported COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Thursday
(KNSI) - There are 71 new COVID-19 cases in the five-county area, as reported by the Minnesota Department of Health on Thursday. Across the state, there are 928 new cases and 14 newly reported deaths ...
Feb 18, 2021 Unsplash
Gopher Men’s Hockey Series Against Penn State Canceled Due To COVID
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Gophers men’s hockey team’s upcoming series against Penn State has been canceled, the University of Minnesota announced Thursday. The two-game series was sch...
Feb 18, 2021
Minnesota Department of Health Launches Online Vaccine Connector Tool
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health launched a new online tool to connect people who want a COVID-19 vaccine with where they can get it. MDH Commissioner Jan Malcolm says the website is an imp...
Feb 18, 2021 Minnesota Department of Health
St. Cloud Area Sees 73 New COVID Cases from State's 700+
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 783 new COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths Wednesday. Seventy-three of those new cases were found in the St. Cloud area: seven in Benton County, seven in ...
Feb 17, 2021 Unsplash
Distribution of Ashes for Ash Wednesday Services to Look Different in 2021
(KNSI) - Today is Ash Wednesday, marking the start of Lent, but Ash Wednesday services will look a bit different in 2021 than in years past. Instead of going up to receive the traditional distribution...
Feb 17, 2021 Unsplash