The latest on COVID-19 reinfection rates in Minnesota

woman wears mask and takes covid test
Minnesota Rep. Sydney Jordan (DFL-60A) takes a COVID-19 test at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Nov. 9, 2020.
Kathryn Styer Martinez | MPR News 2020

The Minnesota Department of Health on Monday released new data showing more than 8,000 COVID-19 reinfections.

Host Cathy Wurzer asked Dr. Abinash Virk, an infectious disease specialist at Mayo Clinic, about re-infections and what Monday’s news means.

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