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Why you may get an email about COVID-19 from the Census Bureau
The Census Bureau is trying to measure how the pandemic is affecting jobs, spending, housing, education and health in the U.S., so it's asking close to 14 million people to fill out an online survey.
Round 2: Dr. Hallberg answers your coronavirus questions
With limited testing, how will the state know the full scope of COVID-19? If you’re infected by breathing the virus in, why wash your hands? Can sunlight decontaminate face masks? Dr. Jon Hallberg answers some audience questions about COVID-19.
Archive: Listen to past daily COVID-19 briefings
An archive of the Minnesota Department of Health daily briefings here, as well as links to our daily coverage.
Meat supplies unlikely to get very lean
Consumers may see some spot shortages of their favorite cuts after some big meat processors shut down because of COVID-19 outbreaks. But experts say if people don’t panic and hoard, overall supplies shouldn’t run out.
Wis. officials: 7 virus cases appear related to in-person voting
They would be the first such cases since the state held in-person voting despite widespread concern about the health risks. The conditions of the seven, all in Milwaukee, weren't immediately available. 
After the ICU, many COVID-19 survivors face a long recovery
David Williams, 54, spent eight days on a ventilator after he got COVID-19. Weeks after being discharged from the hospital, he still needs an oxygen tube and a walker.
During quarantine, keep your friends close – from afar
How long has it been since you've seen your best friend? Before the COVID-19 pandemic forced many of us into isolation, loneliness was already a huge problem in the United States, affecting more than half of adults. And now we're seeing even less of each other.
U of M freezes tuition for most students next year
Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout, University of Minnesota regents voted unanimously to not raise tuition for the 2020-21 academic year.