COVID Updates for Minnesota

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COVID-19 levels decline sharply in Twin Cities wastewater

More people are using at-home tests for COVID-19 now, making wastewater measurements increasingly important as pandemic indicators.

Hospitalizations and the number of patients requiring intensive care in Minnesota are also down.

Pandemic slowed diagnoses of autism in Minnesota

Despite diagnostic delays in 2020, the prevalence of autism increased to one in 34 8-year-olds in Minnesota, study shows.

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov't workers

President Joe Biden's order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been blocked by a federal appeals court.

Minnesota has finally recovered all private sector jobs lost in pandemic

The state added 10,100 jobs in February, and its unemployment rate ticked up to 3%.

After 3 years, COVID still brings death, heartbreak in Minn.

Risks have declined across age groups, but COVID-19 remains a particular threat to the elderly and chronically ill.

How the COVID-19 pandemic has changed Minnesotans' lives

The pandemic caused abrupt and unusual shifts at home, at work, shopping, traveling and more. Life isn't completely back to pre-pandemic normal — and maybe it never will be.

New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market

Genetic material collected at a Chinese market near where the first human cases of COVID-19 were identified show raccoon dog DNA comingled with the virus, adding evidence to the theory that the virus originated from animals, not from a lab, international experts say.

Minnesota Department of Health launches surveys to assess impact of long COVID

The state continues to see relatively low but lingering levels of COVID-19.

COVID worsened a health crisis among pregnant women

In 2021, deaths of pregnant women soared by 40 percent in the United States, according to new government figures.

COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval

Pfizer's COVID-19 pill Paxlovid won another vote of confidence from U.S. health advisers Thursday, clearing the way for its full regulatory approval by the Food and Drug Administration.

Hunger stalked elderly as Minnesota malnutrition deaths rose during pandemic

The increase was an unexpected finding in the Mayo Clinic analysis of mortality trends in 2020. Mayo blames isolation, but says some lockdown fears never materialized.

Met Council study finds no easy answers to Northstar ridership woes

Ridership is up slightly this year following the plunge that came with COVID, but service remains heavily subsidized.

Minnesota wastewater data points to spring COVID-19 declines

Minnesota's first confirmed COVID-19 case was announced three years ago this week.

Anderson: With the Canadian border open again, anglers look north

Ontario resort owners at the Northwest Sportshow say bookings are rising, now that COVID-19 border-crossing restrictions have been lifted.

House votes to declassify info about origins of COVID-19

The House voted unanimously Friday to declassify U.S. intelligence information about the origins of COVID-19, a sweeping show of bipartisan support near the third anniversary of the start of the deadly pandemic.