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Kris Ehresmann, infectious disease director for the Minnesota Department of Health, told MPR News host Cathy Wurzer Tuesday that COVID-19 cases are at elevated levels in part because people aren’t taking precautions. 

Masking and social distancing are not happening as frequently, she says, but the easy spread of the delta variant is also leading to high case numbers.

On Monday, the Minnesota Department of Health reported more than 4,200 new infections. Overall case numbers were as high as they were back in December of last year. 

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On Monday, the Minnesota Department of Health reported more than 4,200 new infections. Overall case numbers were as high as they were back in December of last year.

COVID-19 case numbers in Minnesota have surged to the same levels they were at in December 2020. Kris Ehresmann, the director of the infectious disease division at the Minnesota Department of Health, joined host Cathy Wurzer to discuss the latest wave of the pandemic.

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