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March 30 update on COVID-19 in Minnesota: 10 dead, 24 in ICU; cases jump to 576
Officials are working now on plans to build out space across the state that could accommodate a surge of COVID-19 patients. More than half of Minnesota's counties now have confirmed cases of COVID-19 as the state moves into its first workweek of stay-at-home orders.
Addiction recovery organizations scramble to keep treating patients
As social distancing takes hold, along with the governor’s order to stay home, recovery organizations are racing to figure out how to keep treating patients during the coronavirus outbreak. Some places — from Hazelden Betty Ford to Alcoholics Anonymous — are moving their groups online. But others are still looking for how best to serve their clients.
Authority: Stranded ships begin transiting Panama Canal
The Panama Canal Authority says two cruise ships carrying more than 1,800 passengers and crew stranded off the Central American country and hoping to reach port in Florida had begun the process of transiting the canal.
Country singer Joe Diffie dies of coronavirus complications
Country singer Joe Diffie, who had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping ballads and honky-tonk singles like “Home” and “Pickup Man,” has died after testing positive for COVID-19. He was 61.
Trump extends coronavirus distancing guidelines, braces U.S. for big death toll
Bracing the nation for a death toll that could exceed 100,000 people, President Trump on Sunday extended restrictive social distancing guidelines through April, bowing to public-health experts who presented him with even more dire projections for the expanding coronavirus pandemic.
Tornado strikes Arkansas city; officials say pandemic closures helped keep people safe
The tornado injured at least 22 people and caused extensive damage to many properties. Officials attribute the relatively low number of casualties in part to social distancing and business shutdowns.