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Gov. Walz, Pawlenty get COVID-19 boosters in show of support
Hospitals report that unvaccinated patients suffer more severe COVID-19; state discloses death of 20- to 24-year-old.
COVID-19 pandemic wave continues retreat in Minnesota
State has identified 331 COVID-19 deaths in nearly 3.2 million fully vaccinated Minnesotans, or .008% of that population.
COVID wave hits rural hospitals, leaving sick begging for beds
The story of one Hallock man, who died of severe gastrointestinal bleeding, illustrates the pressure on greater Minnesota hospitals, which for a three-week stretch were caring for more COVID-19 patients than those in the Twin Cities.
New studies back vaccination amid easing of latest pandemic wave
Proportion of COVID-19 hospitalizations by severity of illness didn't change in the delta wave, but rate of young adult admissions increased.
Minnesotans hospitalized for COVID-19 40,000 times
Minnesotans with COVID-19 have been admitted 40,000 times to inpatient beds in U.S. hospitals since the start of the pandemic. A state update from the weekend identified 5,686 coronavirus infections and 21 COVID-19 deaths.
State has 7th-highest COVID case rate, 1,000 hospitalizations
Gov. Tim Walz and health officials unveiled new incentives to increase COVID-19 vaccinations in teenagers to confront the latest pandemic wave.
Average age of COVID-19 deaths in Minnesota is getting younger
Latest CDC ensemble modeling forecast predicts level coronavirus infection numbers in Minnesota through October.
Rising COVID-19 numbers returning to pre-vaccine levels in Minnesota
COVID-19 hospitalizations reach 960 in Minnesota, a 2021 record that includes 254 people in intensive care, state data shows.
Unvaccinated continue to drive COVID growth in Minnesota
More than 900 inpatient hospital beds in Minnesota filled with COVID-19 patients for the first time since last December.
COVID testing, positivity rate reach 2021 highs in Minnesota
Minnesota's seven-day coronavirus infection rate now eighth highest among states, federal pandemic data shows.