MPR News PM Update

March 28, 2022

Minnesota is rolling out a new at-home COVID rapid testing program, as it phases out mail-order lab tests this week. 

The long-standing program to mail tests out to Minnesotans to then send back for lab analysis is ending Thursday. The state will now offer at-home rapid tests instead.

Gov. Tim Walz announced his administration had obtained a half million two-test kits that will be available starting Tuesday. Information will be available at mn.gov/covid19. 

The change comes as the daily average of new cases has dropped by more than 95 percent since a peak in January. 

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