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Walz urges against complacency with virus
Two deaths and 53 new cases of COVID-19 were reported Tuesday as the the state completed its fourth day of "stay-at-home" restrictions aiming to slow or delay the worst here.
U, Mayo Clinic ready COVID-19 antibody tests
The University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic are hoping antibody test could help determine who is no longer a threat.
Minnesota virus sleuths looking for COVID-19's vulnerabilities
How the cause of the coronavirus disease has evolved to be particularly infectious.
Stay-at-home order now in effect; four Minnesotans dead from virus
Minnesota researchers offered a detailed look at the predictive modeling that influenced Gov. Tim Walz's use of the strategy, saying the move could reduce predicted deaths by up to a third.
2nd Minnesotan dies from COVID-19; state's hospitals are mobilizing
Minnesota's health care facilities are preparing for an eventual surge in severe respiratory illnesses caused by the novel coronavirus. Thirty-one Minnesotans are currently hospitalized; 134 confirmed cases have recovered.
COVID-19 could potentially infect 2.4 million in Minnesota
New projected health impacts provide the first Minnesota-specific attempt to gauge the burden of the pandemic.
Minn. limits on crowds could last 'well beyond Easter,' Gov. Walz says
With the number of COVID-19 illnesses and the economic cost of measures both rising, Gov. Tim Walz plans to use data to evaluate whether the state's measures need to get tougher or loosen up.
Local families face test shortages, isolation as pandemic hits home
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused anxiety, confusion and even stigma since its emergence. That includes 235 Minnesota cases identified through testing.
University of Minnesota is going 'full-on MacGyver' against COVID-19
A makeshift ventilator made from $150 in parts is one of several ways in which the school refocused its know-how in translational research vs. the pandemic.
Walz: Minnesota should see COVID-19 as winter, not a blizzard
Gov. Tim Walz told Minnesotans that compliance with public health recommendations over the long haul will protect the most people. The 77 total cases so far show the growing scope of COVID-19 in the state.