Category Archives: COVID-19
Thousands of Minnesotans Compete for Limited COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments in First Week of Expanded Eligibility
(KNSI) - Thousands of Minnesotans have grabbed most of the appointments for the state's 12,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses allocated for seniors, teachers and child care workers this week through its nine ...
Jan 19, 2021 Markus Spiske on Unsplash
Limited COVID-19 Vaccination Sign-Ups Start Today as Minnesota Sees 922 New Cases
(KNSI) - Eligible Minnesotans can sign up for the very first appointments at Minnesota's nine COVID-19 vaccination clinics at noon Tuesday. Monday, Governor Tim Walz announced that the state will begi...
Jan 19, 2021
Walz, State Health Leaders Stress Need for More COVID-19 Vaccines
(KNSI) - "If we had vaccine [at] full supply at HealthPartners, we could offer more vaccinations in a single day than our current allocation allows us to offer in a single week." CEO and president of ...
Jan 18, 2021
Fewer Than 1,000 New COVID-19 Cases in Minnesota Monday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health confirms 980 new cases of COVID-19 today along with 12 newly reported deaths. The death count includes one person from Benton County in their 90s. In the St...
Jan 18, 2021 Unsplash
Minnesota Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility, Will Open Pilot Vaccination Site in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - The state of Minnesota is expanding its COVID-19 vaccine eligibility pool, debuting a pilot program to begin vaccinating people 65 and older, preschool through 12th grade educators, other sch...
Jan 18, 2021 Unsplash
Governor to Address Minnesota Regarding Next Steps in Vaccine Distribution Plan
(KNSI) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will address the state Monday afternoon to discuss the next steps in the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. Governor Walz sharply criticized the Trump administrat...
Jan 18, 2021 AP Images
Over 1,300 New COVID-19 Cases and 40 Related Deaths Reported Sunday
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota health officials on Sunday reported 1,364 new cases of COVID-19 and 40 additional deaths due to complications from the virus. The state's death count is the 22nd highest i...
Jan 18, 2021
Catholic Community Schools Return to In Person Learning January 19th
(KNSI) - Students in the Catholic Community Schools System will be returning to in-person learning on January 19th. In a press release from the school, it says the decision was made with support from ...
Jan 18, 2021
Karl-Anthony Towns Tests Positive For COVID-19
(AP) — Another three NBA games were postponed Friday, including one in Minnesota only a couple hours before game time, as the league’s struggle with increasing coronavirus numbers continue...
Jan 15, 2021
St. Cloud Area Sees One New COVID-19 Death, 100+ New Cases Friday
(KNSI) - Minnesota adds 1,640 new COVID-19 cases and 33 deaths from the disease. Friday's deaths include one person from Wright County in their 70s. More than half of the state's deaths Friday happene...
Jan 15, 2021 Klaus Hausmann on Pixabay