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.

Camp Quarantine: 6 tips for forming your COVID-19 winter pod
Experts say one strategy to get through these winter months is to form what’s known as a pod. But finding friends willing to join up with you, and who share your standards, is easier said than done.
Nov. 3 update on COVID-19 in MN: Daily cases skyrocket to another record; 15 deaths
The newest numbers come a day after health officials warned Minnesota could end up as bad as Wisconsin unless more Minnesotans start taking more personal responsibility to stop the disease’s uncontrolled spread.
Polling places are latest front in battle over face masks
On Election Day, voters across the country will face varying rules about mask-wearing when they cast a ballot as officials try to balance public safety precautions amid a global pandemic with the constitutional right to vote.
COVID-19 forces some poll workers home during Election Day, as others take their place
The COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact on almost every aspect of this year’s election — including who’s staffing polling places. Across the state, younger people are filling in for older election workers who are staying home because of the coronavirus.
Trump threatens to fire Fauci in rift with disease expert
President Donald Trump is suggesting that he will fire Dr. Anthony Fauci after Tuesday's election, as his rift with the nation's top infectious disease expert widens while the nation sees its most alarming outbreak of the coronavirus since the spring.
Nov. 2 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'It's going to get worse'; 3K more cases
“If we’re wondering what somebody else is going to do to fix this COVID problem, we’re missing the point,” the state’s health commissioner said as she put the onus on Minnesotans to do more to stem the disease’s rampant spread.
Stillwater prison inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19
Minnesota corrections officials announced late Sunday that an inmate at the Stillwater prison died after testing positive for COVID-19. More than 750 of the 1,278 inmates at the Stillwater prison have tested positive for the coronavirus.
The front line at home: Photos document a health care worker's new normal
The daughter of health care worker in the New York City area is photographing her mother and the rest of her family during the pandemic. Her photos give witness to her mother's determination to live fully in a new normal.