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COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

The latest news, resources, guides and tips to help you stay up to date on the coronavirus pandemic.

First Avenue requires vaccination or negative test for all shows

First Avenue requires vaccination or negative test for all shows

The policy — effective immediately — applies to shows at First Avenue’s Mainroom and 7th St Entry, the Palace Theatre, the Fitzgerald Theater, the Fine Line and the Turf Club.
by Jay Gabler

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COVID-19 in MN: New, active cases rising but no big surge seen

COVID-19 in MN: New, active cases rising but no big surge seen

Minnesota continues to see COVID-19 cases edging higher, but the summer swing shows no signs yet of racing out of control. The state has no plans or power to return to a statewide masking order, the health commissioner said Monday.
by MPR News Staff

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The latest on COVID-19 and the delta variant

The latest on COVID-19 and the delta variant

The CDC issued revised masking guidelines after a recent study based on a new cluster of COVID-19 cases among fully vaccinated people shows that the delta variant is more contagious than previously thought. MPR News host Kerri Miller gets us the latest on the delta-driven surge in new infections and help sort through what we know and what we don’t.
by Kerri Miller and Ariana Rosas

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U of M orders indoor masking amid latest COVID-19 wave

U of M orders indoor masking amid latest COVID-19 wave

The requirement applies to all University of Minnesota campuses and offices statewide starting Tuesday as concerns rise about the delta variant’s growth across the state.
by Peter Cox

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Florida breaks record for COVID-19 hospitalizations

Florida breaks record for COVID-19 hospitalizations

A day after it recorded the most new daily cases since the start of the pandemic, Florida on Sunday broke a previous record for current hospitalizations, as the number of patients in hospitals because of COVID-19 once again broke through the 10,000-person threshold.
by The Associated Press

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Florida breaks record with more than 21,000 new COVID cases

Florida breaks record with more than 21,000 new COVID cases

Florida reported 21,683 new cases of COVID-19, the state’s highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic, according to federal health data released Saturday, as its theme park resorts again started asking visitors to wear masks indoors.
by The Associated Press

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Federal eviction protections are ending — Minnesota's are not

Federal eviction protections are ending — Minnesota's are not

The federal moratorium on evictions during the pandemic expires July 31, but Minnesota state lawmakers designed an “off-ramp” that gives renters here more time.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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COVID-19 in MN: CDC recommends indoor masking for many Minnesota counties

COVID-19 in MN: CDC recommends indoor masking for many Minnesota counties

With the rise of the delta variant, the CDC recommends even vaccinated people wear a mask indoors in areas where community transmission is substantial or high. In Minnesota that includes more than 30 counties — including nearly all of the Twin Cities metro area.
by MPR News Staff

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The CDC says the delta variant has changed the war against COVID-19

The CDC says the delta variant has changed the war against COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention information dated Thursday gives new details on this variant of the coronavirus and says the agency should "acknowledge that the war has changed." It was first reported by The Washington Post.
by Joe Neel and Rob Stein

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