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Millions of Americans are expected to have scaled-down celebrations amid the pandemic, heeding official warnings against travel and large indoor gatherings. That leaves anxious turkey farmers and grocers scrambling to predict what people will want on their holiday tables.
The newest numbers come at the end of one of the worst weeks in one of the worst months for Minnesota in the pandemic. Hospitalizations, caseloads and deaths rose steeply in October and seem poised to spill into November.
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 751,000, the lowest since March but a figure that remains historically high and indicates the viral pandemic is still forcing many employers to cut jobs.
U.S. gross domestic product grew at a record 33.1 percent annualized pace in the third quarter, erasing some but not all of the damage done by the coronavirus recession.
The new numbers come toward the close of a troubling October. Hospitalizations, caseloads and double-digit daily deaths are rising steeply and seem poised to spill into November.
The Small Business Administration had to quickly disburse coronavirus relief loans. But some of that may have been handed out to fraudsters, an agency report says.
MPR News host Angela Davis spoke with Dr. Joseph Lee, medical director of Hazelden Betty Ford Youth Continuum, and a 45-year member of Alcoholics Anonymous to talk about the danger of using alcohol to ease the stress of daily life and how to get help.
Minnesotans ages 18 to 35 who are infected but don’t have any symptoms are driving much of the virus’ spread. Gov. Tim Walz says plans are underway to make testing easily available to people in that age range, a group that amounts to hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans.