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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 has avoided a fall COVID surge, but the flu and RSV remain

Minnesota has avoided a fall COVID surge, but the flu and RSV remain

With COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths largely flat again in this week’s data — and with the weather clearly telling us that we have now entered winter — we can safely say that Minnesota has avoided the fall surge that the state experienced in the two previous years.  
by Alyson Clary and Craig Helmstetter

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Long-COVID clinics are wrestling with how to treat their patients

Long-COVID clinics are wrestling with how to treat their patients

The clinics have popped up all over the country, but doctors still don't know the best way to treat these patients, whose symptoms can vary dramatically.
by Blake Farmer

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Little change in most COVID indicators, but deaths rise slightly to highest level since March

This week’s COVID-19 data is mostly positive insofar as it shows relatively little change from the last few weeks, especially when it comes to cases and hospitalizations, and still no signs of a fall surge.  
by Alyson Clary and Elisabeth Gawthrop

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New VA study finds Paxlovid may cut the risk of long COVID

New VA study finds Paxlovid may cut the risk of long COVID

For those at high risk, Pfizer's antiviral drug helps stave off severe COVID-19. Now research suggests it may also reduce their chances of long COVID.
by Pien Huang

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From plateau to pendulum: COVID hospitalizations down, wastewater levels fluctuate

From plateau to pendulum: COVID hospitalizations down, wastewater levels fluctuate

Last week’s rise in hospitalizations has proven to be a temporary blip, at least for now. Variants of concern remain in the headlines, and COVID continues to take the lives of an average of six Minnesotans per day, but so far there are no clear indications that a major surge has started in the state.
by Alyson Clary and Elisabeth Gawthrop

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Uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations and a surge in RSV cases in Minnesota

Uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations and a surge in RSV cases in Minnesota

COVID-19 hospitalizations are up, as are cases in some parts of Minnesota. Wastewater data in Twin Cities Metro shows COVID load increased since last week. But for children in Minnesota, RSV is of greater current concern and is stressing the capacity at some hospitals.
by Elisabeth Gawthrop and Alyson Clary

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Omicron keeps finding new evolutionary tricks to outsmart our immunity

Omicron keeps finding new evolutionary tricks to outsmart our immunity

SARS-CoV-2 is evolving "rapidly," spawning one new variant after another. But omicron continues to dominate, raising new questions about how evolution of the virus is headed.
by Rob Stein

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