Walz says Minnesota will report a record 56 COVID-19 deaths
A customer sits at a bar, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, at a Bloomington, Minn., restaurant. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced restrictions that bars and restaurants will be required to end dine-in service between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., beginning Friday in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus.[AP/ Jim Mone]
Gov. Tim Walz says Minnesota health officials will report a record 56 new deaths from COVID-19 when they release updated figures Wednesday.
Minnesota’s previous record was 36 deaths, reported Friday.
Additionally, last week, the Minnesota Department of Health reported the seven-day testing positivity rate was nearing 10%.
The governor made the comments a day after imposing new restrictions on bars, restaurants and gatherings to slow the spread.
Walz announces new COVID-19 restrictions for gatherings, puts bar and restaurant curfew in place
He warned that Minnesota is approaching the worst phase of the pandemic and that conditions will get dramatically worse unless people change their behavior.