Coronavirus Pandemic

423 new COVID-19 cases, 8 additional deaths reported by MDH

07/03/2020 11:19 AM

The department stated, as of Friday, a total of 645,172 tests have been completed. Meanwhile, 2.9 percent of Thursday's tests were positive for COVID-19, according to MDH data ...

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A shopper in a car is assisted at a curbside pickup spot at the Mall of America where shoppers can pick up their orders after buying online or by phone from some mall stores Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Bloomington, Minn.

Minn. holds steady as other states see COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations surge

US issues guidelines but no new rules for safe air travel

In this Monday, April 27, 2020, photo provided by Vince Warburton, passengers get off an American Airlines flight airplane after they landed at Los Angeles International Airport.

Texas governor issues statewide mask order to fight COVID-19

Melissa Flores hands out diapers during a drive through food pantry distribution by Catholic Charities during the coronavirus pandemic in Dallas, Thursday, July 2, 2020.

FILE - This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19.

COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 539 new cases, 7 new deaths

Of all cases in Wisconsin, 3,519 people have required hospitalization...

Wisconsin health officials: Stay home July Fourth to avoid infection

Wisconsin has had a nearly 20% rise in the past two weeks in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases since the pandemic started, the state Department of Health Services said ...

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In this Wednesday, May 27, 2020, file photo, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison answers questions during a news conference in St. Paul, Minn., about the investigation into the death of George Floyd, who died May 25, while in the custody of Minneapolis police officers. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Sunday, May 31, that he decided Ellison needs to lead the case.

Minnesota financial institutions to provide additional mortgage-relief options for homeowners amid COVID-19

Officials said 31 state financial institutions have committed to providing mortgage-relief options to customers facing financial hardship caused by COVID-19 for homeowners not covered by the CARES Act...

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A passenger receives a face mask distributed by a red cross volunteer at the main train station in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Face mask distribution in train and bus stations continue as factory and construction workers resume their activities in roughly half of Spanish regions emerging from the Easter holiday period. Spain's left-wing Cabinet is expected to pass new measures to aide smaller business and the self-employed affected by the freezing of economic activity.

Coronavirus cases rising in 40 of 50 US states

Patrons eat lunch at Slater's 50/50 Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Santa Clarita, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered a three-week closure of bars, indoor dining and indoor operations of several other types of businesses in various counties, including Los Angeles, as the state deals with increasing coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.

500 new COVID-19 cases, 13 additional deaths reported by MDH

Minnesota health officials back statewide mask mandate

In this file photo, Gov. Tim Walz wears a mask while talking with reporters.

Forest Lake woman recovering from COVID-19 after receiving experimental plasma transfusions

Bethesda is the only facility in Minnesota exclusively treating COVID-19 patients. Dr. Kuhlmann said they have 100 total beds and have treated about 400 COVID-19 patients since opening in March ...

Virus spike prompts big California about face on reopenings

A dine-in customer with a face mask on his head is surrounded by tables marked with X's for social distancing at a restaurant in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered a three-week closure of bars and indoor operations of restaurants and certain other businesses in Los Angeles and 18 other counties as the state deals with increasing cases of COVID-19.

COVID-19 Briefing: MDH commissioner reminds Minnesotans of 'new normal' as holiday weekend approaches

Health officials close indoor service at Madison bars

426 new COVID-19 cases, 4 additional deaths reported by MDH

In this April 2, 2020, file photo a nurse holds a vial and a swab at a drive-up coronavirus testing station at a hospital in Seattle. A federal report due out Monday, April 6, finds that three out of four U.S. hospitals surveyed are already treating patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19.

Jennifer Gottschalk, environmental health supervisor of the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, retrieves a file in Toledo, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. She says the job is wearing on her. She has worked for months with hardly a day off. So many lab reports on COVID-19 cases came in that the office fax machine broke. And she fields countless angry phone calls amid community backlash over coronavirus restrictions.

Hollowed out public health system faces more cuts amid virus

COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 601 new cases, 7 additional deaths

Gopher Athletics reports seven positive COVID-19 tests

Fauci: US could reach 100,000 new cases a day

Dr. Anthony Fauci said coronavirus cases could grow to 100,000 a day in the U.S. if Americans don't start following public health recommendations...

Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci listens at left.

MDH: 444 new COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths

According to MDH, as of Tuesday, 605,316 tests have been completed and 31,601 patients no longer need to be isolated ...

FILE - In this March 16, 2020, file photo, Neal Browning receives a shot in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. The vaccine by Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Moderna Inc., generated antibodies similar to those seen in people who have recovered from COVID-19 in a study of volunteers who were given either a low or medium dose.

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