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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.

Minnesota drug overdose deaths jumped in pandemic year

Minnesota drug overdose deaths jumped in pandemic year

Overdose deaths rose by 27 percent in 2020, topping 1,000 last year. That included an 81 percent rise in deaths due to synthetic opioids like fentanyl and similar drugs, the Health Department said Monday. Deaths started to pick up with the initial COVID-19 surge.
by Tim Nelson

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Amid uncertain year, Facebook group connects farmers directly to consumers

Last year, some of the largest slaughterhouses in the region temporarily closed after COVID-19 outbreaks. Those closures meant local farmers faced the prospect of having nowhere to send their livestock for processing, and no way to get their food to market. An East Bethel, Minn., woman decided to do something to help.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Michael Lewis' 'The Premonition' is a sweeping indictment of the CDC

Michael Lewis' 'The Premonition' is a sweeping indictment of the CDC

In a new book, author Michael Lewis writes about public health officers who tried to get others to look at the data on COVID-19 and act to make sure the virus didn't spread.
by Rachel Martin

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Minnesota businesses struggle with back-to-work plans

Minnesota businesses struggle with back-to-work plans

What will office space look like after the pandemic? Open-plan shared spaces may be the thing of the past and many people might be splitting their time between conventional workspaces and home offices.
by Mark Zdechlik

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India launches effort to inoculate all adults against COVID

India launches effort to inoculate all adults against COVID

In hopes of taming a monstrous spike in COVID-19 infections, India opened vaccinations to all adults Saturday. But even in places where the shots were in stock, the country’s wide economic disparities made access to the vaccine inconsistent.
by The Associated Press

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COVID 'doesn't discriminate by age': Serious cases on the rise in younger adults

COVID 'doesn't discriminate by age': Serious cases on the rise in younger adults

With older adults vaccinated, doctors say a growing share of their COVID-19 patients are in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s, as more contagious variants circulate among people who are still unvaccinated.
by Will Stone

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TSA extends mask mandate aboard flights through summer as travel increases

TSA extends mask mandate aboard flights through summer as travel increases

Even as COVID-19 cases decrease and more Americans get vaccinated, the Transportation Security Administration is keeping strict regulations on mask-wearing when traveling domestically.
by Elena Moore

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