Venus, Jupiter and Saturn will be shining in the sky this winter. Jupiter can be seen to the south of Venus. For the first three weeks of January, Mercury will be making its way onto the lower western horizon as Venus moves out of view. Orion the Hunter is a fan favorite of winter’s star […]
As of Saturday’s update the state was averaging fewer than 10,000 COVID vaccinations a day over the past week — the lowest level seen since the earliest weeks of the vaccination effort. That dropped MN’s 7-day average down to just 102 cases/day.Unless today’s data was artificially low & we’re due for some catch-up, tomorrow could […]
Case counts had crept up across the state during April following a massive spike in late November and early December. The vaccination pace, however, is sputtering. As cases decline, 3 COVID-19 testing sites are closing: Cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all abating, and so is demand for COVID-19 testing. Individual donations are behind the clarity […]
State public health leaders once worried the end of the statewide masking mandate last month might deliver an uptick in COVID-19 cases, but so far it hasn’t happened. The state has averaged fewer than 124 new cases a day over the past seven reporting days. Case counts had crept up across the state during April […]
State public health leaders once worried the end of the statewide masking mandate last month might deliver an uptick in COVID-19 cases, but so far it hasn’t happened. Case counts had crept up across the state during April following a massive spike in late November and early December. Add in the more than 98,000 12-to-15-year-olds […]
Rain chances remain limited this week, but the hot weather finally breaks some with more highs in the 70s and 80s versus all the 90s last week.The week did start off hot, with much of central and southern Minnesota in the 90s again Sunday. That ties in sixth place for the June with the most […]
The state’s averaged 199 new cases a day over the past seven reporting days — the first time it’s fallen below 200 since April 2020. The newest count of known, active COVID-19 cases came in at 1,659, hovering at April 2020 levels. The Health Department reported 184 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Minnesota, with 49 […]
House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, said the bill addresses two of the DFL’s key priorities: racial equity and criminal justice reform. Republican Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, of East Gull Lake, repeated Thursday that he is not interested in legalization and it is not going to happen. Individual donations are behind the clarity in […]
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Minnesota’s COVID-19 picture continues to brighten, with cases and hospitalizations trending down off the top of a recent wave. Overall conditions, though, have improved to the point that Gov. “The impact of the variants remains a wild card,” Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm told reporters Wednesday. The count of known, active cases came in at […]