Feb. 5, 2021
It's cold, and it's going to get colder. Temperatures in Minnesota were actually around normal for this time of year this morning — but a sustained dip is settling in. Northwestern Minnesota has put in a windchill warning that goes all the way till Tuesday. The bitter cold spell remains in the forecast for the next two weeks. Find the latest from Updraft. While the hospitalizations for COVID-19 in the state remain about the same, so does the pace of vaccination. Vaccination counts aren't yet matching levels from last week, suggesting that last week’s vigorous pace may have been the exception, at least so far. Active COVID-19 cases stand at around 9,000 — similar to early October levels and still down significantly from high counts in late November. Twenty-two more Minnesotans were reported to have died from COVID-19, raising the state's toll to 6,273. State health officials urge Minnesotans not to attend Super Bowl gatherings this weekend in an effort to keep up any encouraging trends in the data. You can get more of the latest news, in just a few minutes, via the Minnesota Today podcast. — Tim Nelson | MPR News | 