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More than 84,000 Minnesotans have first dose of COVID vaccine
Minnesota health officials said they were encouraged by the recent declines in COVID-19 activity in Minnesota and steady deliveries of vaccine. The state on Tuesday reported 18 deaths and 1,612 new infections.
Local
Lawsuit: Fitness club owner in Annandale used secret camera to view woman undressing
Defense attorneys deny the owner viewed the woman but endorsed placement of the camera.
Variety
Adult children still living at home? How families can address 'failure to launch'
Twin Cities psychologist specializes in families with young adults who aren't moving on.
Local
Goodbye nasal swabs: Minnesota expands saliva testing capacity
Starting this month, the Minnesota Department of Health is eliminating nasal-swab testing at its 20 "barrier-free" COVID-19 testing sites, and moving to collecting only saliva samples. The state's at-home tests will remain saliva-based.
Local
Saliva testing for COVID to increase in Minnesota in 2021
Starting this month, the Minnesota Department of Health is eliminating nasal-swab testing at its 20 "barrier-free" COVID-19 testing sites, and moving to collecting only saliva samples. The state's at-home tests will remain saliva-based.
Local
Food stamp recipients will get extra stimulus boost
Food banks and pantries also stand to get $400 million in funding to help meet a pandemic-driven need.
Local
Minnesota hospital ICUs became dangerously full in November
Pressure on available beds has eased, but the threat of more COVID-19 spread hasn't.
Local
Minnesota's grim 2020 virus toll: 5,377 deaths, 417,832 cases
Another 54 Minnesotans have died from COVID-19 complications and 2,543 have tested positive, closing the book on the pandemic's 2020 impact in Minnesota.
Local
Minnesota officials wait to learn stimulus impact on vaccines, nursing homes
Minn. plans include immunization push
Local
Minnesota reports 61 more COVID-19 deaths, 2,204 new cases
More than 5,200 Minnesotans have died from the coronavirus.
Local
Minnesota prepares for next wave of COVID-19 vaccinations
Essential workers and those older than 74 will be next in line for vaccinations. Because demand far outstrips supply, the shots will continue to be rationed and the general public may not have any access until late spring or early summer.
Local
Hennepin Healthcare video stream lets parents stay close to fragile newborns
Livestream technology allows families of babies in intensive care to look in on them day or night.
Local
At least 38,000 Minnesotans have received a COVID-19 vaccine in past two weeks
The University of Minnesota is to begin a new COVID-19 vaccine trial next week.
World
Russian monk charged with inciting suicidal acts in sermons
Russian riot police stormed into a monastery Tuesday to detain a rebel monk who has castigated the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church leadership and denied the existence of the coronavirus.
Nation
Man charged with killing 2 dies after positive COVID-19 test
A man charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of a northern Kentucky couple has died from COVID-19 complications while in custody awaiting trial, an official said.
Local
Minnesota reports 36 more COVID-19 deaths
The state Health Department reported 988 new cases on a relatively low test volume.
Local
St. Joseph's ER in St. Paul closes Wednesday morning
The hospital could shut down entirely by the end of 2021, though Fairview leaders pledged to maintain its inpatient treatment of COVID-19 for as long as needed.
Local
Sai Shoua Yang, Hmong community leader, died of COVID-19 at 88
He traveled from Laos and refugee camps in Thailand to the fields of Minnesota.
Local
Together in life and death: Couples battle coronavirus
As COVID-19 has ravaged the elderly, couples who have spent nearly a lifetime together are dying together — days, sometimes hours apart. For some families, the losses are even more painful because a vaccine was almost within reach.
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