| Kathryn Styer Martinez | MPR News
Oct. 21, 2020 Heavy snow shatters October records | |
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Good morning. Our unusually cold and strong October low-pressure storm dumped heavy snow on much of Minnesota as expected Tuesday. It's the heaviest snow this early in October for many Minnesota locations. More snow is expected Thursday. Check out Updraft for more weather coverage.
State officials expected that late summer and early fall gatherings, sporting events and informal get-togethers among Minnesotans would deliver a surge of cases in October. They also anticipated the wave would put more people in the hospital. They were right.
The Health Department Tuesday reported 1,120 new cases of the disease, continuing an October trend of new counts averaging more than 1,000 a day.
The agency’s data also showed 126 people admitted to the hospital — a single-day high reported in the pandemic — with 37 needing intensive care. More than 500 people have been hospitalized over the past week, including 100 ICU cases. The seven-day trend is now close to its late-May peak.
Here are Minnesota’s current COVID-19 statistics:
2,246 deaths (7 new)125,531 positive cases (1,120 new), 111,634 off isolation2,543,648 tests, 1,699,949 people tested 6.3 percent seven-day positive test rateManaging classroom chaos — and anxiety — are just some of the usual challenges that come with being a first year teacher.But this year, those new teachers also have to master remote learning and managing all of the extra health protocols.
Katie Koppy thought she was prepared for her first year as a teacher — but she soon discovered nothing could have prepared her to start her career in the trenches of a pandemic.
“So the first day of school was just like, ‘OK this is just me, this is my room, I’m the teacher,’” said Koppy, who teaches at Lake Harriet Community School’s Lower Campus in Minneapolis. They’re following an in-person model this fall.
Yet, in the midst of those obstacles, new teachers also see reasons to be hopeful.
The defense attorney for one of the former police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing is arguing that the trial should be moved from Minneapolis to avoid harassment by protesters.
Attorney Thomas Plunkett filed a memo in the case Tuesday arguing that a confrontation following last week’s hearing in the case was evidence that the trial should be held elsewhere for safety reasons.
The pandemic has changed a lot about how we vote this year, including when we may find out who won. It's possible — because some rules have changed, and some haven't — that Nov. 3 could come and go without a clear answer as to who the next president will be.
But despite what some people may claim, that in and of itself doesn't necessarily mean there's a problem.
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