COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

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AP VoteCast: Minnesota voters sour on state of nation
Minnesota voters made their pick for president while holding negative views about the country's direction, according to an AP survey.
New COVID-19 antibody treatment makes its way to Minnesota
Last week, the FDA gave an emergency use authorization to a drug designed to prevent people with mild or moderate cases of COVID-19 from getting sicker. In Minnesota, Mayo Clinic is among the health care systems preparing to administer it to patients.
Here comes Santa Claus — with face masks and plexiglass
Santa Claus is coming to the mall — just don’t try to sit on his lap. Malls are doing all they can to keep the jolly old man safe from the coronavirus, including banning kids from sitting on his knee, completely changing what a Santa visit looks like.
'There aren’t enough of us to fill that need': As hospitals fill, staffing becomes biggest challenge
As COVID-19 patients flood their hallways, hospitals are shifting and shuffling employees and space to accommodate a growing number of patients. It’s a strategy that carries risks for patients and employees.
Nov. 16 update on COVID-19 in MN: New warnings about Thanksgiving as hospitalizations climb
Gov. Tim Walz and state officials are now urging people not to gather for Thanksgiving outside their immediate household and asking college students to consider not going home for the holiday. The winter high school sports season may also be in jeopardy.
U.S. hits 11 million coronavirus cases, adding 1 million in a week
More than 11 million confirmed coronavirus cases have been recorded in the U.S., according Johns Hopkins University. The country recorded 166,555 new cases in the last day and 1,266 new deaths.
Michigan halts in-person classes, indoor dining as coronavirus surges
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration on Sunday ordered high schools and colleges to stop in-person classes, closed restaurants to indoor dining and suspended organized sports in a bid to curb the state's spiking coronavirus cases.