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COVID in Minnesota TODAY

An archive of the COVID in Minnesota newsletter: weekly analysis on the latest developments in Minnesota’s COVID-19 outbreak from MPR News data reporter David Montgomery. Find our latest coverage on the pandemic here.

Have we reached 'independence' from COVID-19? A look at the data

It's almost the Fourth of July, which has been pitched as a "COVID Independence Day" — a celebration of (near) victory over COVID-19 after almost a year and a half of pandemic life. Whether or not the United States has actually beaten the virus or not yet is a whole other question.

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As cases fall and vaccination rates fade, how prevalent is the delta variant in Minnesota?

Minnesota's COVID-19 outbreak continues to diminish, with our average positivity rate now below 1 percent and cases edging down to 100 per day. Even deaths, long a laggard, have finally dropped a bit.

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