Welcome to Sunday and happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there.
Here’s a quick forecast and your briefing for the day.
Mix of clouds and sun. The Twin Cities will be mostly cloudy with a few glimpses of sun. A passing shower is possible with a high around 50. Winds 14-22 mph. Statewide, cloudy with highs reaching into the 40s and breezy. More on Updraft. | Forecast
Two dozen more COVID-19 deaths, as state reaches testing goal. The death toll in Minnesota rose to 558 Saturday, with the overall number of confirmed cases increasing by 702, for a total of 10,790. The Minnesota Department of Health reported 4,993 test results in its data release on Saturday; Gov. Tim Walz has said the state should be testing 5,000 people daily as part of the plan to reopen the economy. Does the virus spread in water? Can mosquitoes carry it? The short answer is no, according to experts. The bigger concern, really, is contact with other people while swimming. So social distancing is key. Get more of your questions answered in our FAQ. An antique sewing machine sold at an estate sale in Ely stitches love and memories during pandemic. Loretta Zabinski died last summer, 10 days before her 95th birthday, and months before there was any whiff of a global pandemic. But memories of the quiet impact Zabinski had on the northern Minnesota town of Ely are now stronger than ever — thanks to the COVID-19 outbreak and an antique sewing machine. The latest coronavirus statistics from Saturday: - 10,790 confirmed cases via 106,263 tests
- 558 deaths, up from 534 on Friday
- 1,612 cases requiring hospitalization, up from 1,549 on Friday
- 476 people remain hospitalized (up three from Friday); 180 in intensive care (down 18 from Friday)
- 6,322 patients recovered to the point of no longer needing isolation, up from 5,697 on Friday
Cuts and cancellations continue. The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis drastically cut its budget and its plans for the next season of plays, which won't begin until March 2021. And for the first time in its 90-year history, the Minnesota American Legion canceled its 2020 baseball season. More than 350 teams, for players ages 13-19, had registered to take part in the upcoming season.
— Chris Graves, MPR News | @chrisgraves | 
