The newest numbers follow seven consecutive days when average new daily case counts topped 1,000. The trend line of active COVID-19 cases in Minnesota remains at a record high in the pandemic.
President Donald Trump and members of his campaign and White House staff as well as several Republican allies have tested positive. Here is who has tested positive for the virus so far.
The president's missteps after being exposed to the coronavirus have amplified the risks of spreading it to others and undermined the recommendations of public health officials.
Gov. Tony Evers' administration issued a new order Tuesday limiting the size of public indoor gatherings as COVID-19 spreads unchecked across the state, in a move certain to alienate Republicans as well as tavern and restaurant owners.
Medical supply chains are the fragile lifelines between raw materials and manufacturers overseas and health care workers on COVID-19 front lines in the U.S. Their catastrophic collapse was one of the country’s most consequential failure to control the virus. For decades, politicians and corporate officials ignored warnings that America was dependent on foreign manufacturing.
The president, who is being treated for COVID-19, has been downplaying the severity of the disease. He said falsely that, compared with the flu, COVID-19 is "in most populations far less lethal."
The FDA documents make clear that companies must provide at least two months of safety data from participants before seeking emergency approval from the agency. That requirement would almost certainly preclude the introduction of a vaccine by Election Day on Nov. 3.
Adm. Charles Ray, the vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, has tested positive for COVID-19. He was at Pentagon meetings last week with members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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