Health commissioner Jan Malcolm said researchers are still trying to determine whether that increase is a result of more kids being infected or if coronavirus variants are leading to more-serious cases in younger people.
Minnesota’s late-summer COVID-19 wave hasn’t been as steep as the waves that hit last spring and fall, but this one is taking longer to crest. Friday’s Health Department data shows the slow upward grind continues.
Here’s a closer look at the numbers: The state averaged more than 1,500 new cases per day over the last seven reporting days — three times greater than the start of August and dramatically higher than the 91 daily at the start of July. Seven deaths were reported Friday. Around 71 percent of Minnesotans 16 and older have at least one vaccine dose.
For weather, it'll be cloudy tonight with a chance of showers and storms. Lows in the mid-50s to lower 60s north, to upper 60s south. And here's your weekend forecast.
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Gustavo Romero opened Nixta in July 2020 because he saw a necessity to bring a better tortilla to Minneapolis and the state. The chef and owner of the northeast Minneapolis tortilleria stays close to tradition to produce authentic flavors.
The Native American-led protest against Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil pipeline began earlier this week at the Capitol, and some participants remained on site.
Five days into the new school year, the Albert Lea public schools are reinstating a mask mandate for grades six through 12 after 42 students tested positive for COVID-19, leading 290 to quarantine for exposure.
The number of students meeting grade-level standards in math, science and reading is down significantly compared to the last time students took tests in 2019.
It may be pouring rain in parts of central Minnesota and the southern part of the state. But we may be getting too much too fast, and it might not help us out of the drought.
