Category Archives: COVID-19
43 New COVID-19 Cases, No Deaths Reported for St. Cloud Area Tuesday
(KNSI) - Minnesota reports 586 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths Tuesday. None of the deaths occurred in residents of the St. Cloud area. There are 43 new cases in the five-county area: four in Benton...
Feb 09, 2021 Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash
Minnesota Doles Out COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Pharmacy Partners, Opens Third Community Clinic in Rochester
(KNSI) - This week, Minnesota is sending more COVID-19 vaccine doses to pharmacies in its effort to vaccinate Minnesota's seniors. Governor Tim Walz announced Monday that Minnesota will send 24,000 va...
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How to Avoid and Fight COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation
(KNSI) - Over the past year, many people have been following the creation of COVID-19 vaccines and watching how countries and states are getting shots into arms. However, people with legitimate curios...
Feb 08, 2021 Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash
River's Edge Convention Center, Marcus Parkwood Cinema Receive COVID-19 Relief Grants
(KNSI) - Convention centers and movie theaters across Minnesota are in line to get more than $13 million in COVID-19 relief grants from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development....
Feb 08, 2021
2 More Wild Games Postponed As Team’s COVID List Grows
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The NHL announced Monday two additional Minnesota Wild games will be postponed because of the league’s COVID-19 protocols. Last week, following a handful of Wild playe...
Feb 08, 2021
House Republicans Lay Out Path for Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions on Businesses by May 1st
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota House Republicans laid out a roadmap Monday for lifting the state's coronavirus restrictions on businesses with a goal of letting them return to full operations by May 1. ...
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Wright County Resident Among Three Newly Reported COVID-19 Deaths in Minnesota
(KNSI) - Minnesota confirms 564 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths today. This includes 37 new cases around St. Cloud and one death: a person in their 60s from Wright County. Morrison County does not...
Feb 08, 2021
Hospitals Criticize State's COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota hospitals are criticizing the state's coronavirus vaccine distribution system as inequitable, leaving some clinics and hospitals without doses for older, vulnerable pa...
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2 Minnesota Nurses Chosen For Free Tickets To Super Bowl
This story was originally published on Feb. 5, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Two nurses who work in Minneapolis-area hospitals will be among the thousands of vaccinated health care workers at the Su...
Feb 05, 2021
Visits to Minnesota's Food Shelves Jump During Pandemic
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota's food shelves saw a big jump in need in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic instability, according to an annual report released Friday. Hunger S...
Feb 05, 2021 Photo by Calle Macarone on Unsplash