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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.

Oct. 28 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations, cases, deaths climbing steeply

Oct. 28 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations, cases, deaths climbing steeply

Wednesday’s Health Department data added more detail to an increasingly grim portrait of the pandemic in Minnesota amid a week of record hospitalizations, steeply rising caseloads and double-digit daily deaths.
by MPR News Staff

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Five tips — and a bunch of ideas — to help you celebrate Halloween safely this year

Five tips — and a bunch of ideas — to help you celebrate Halloween safely this year

Many traditional Halloween traditions, like trick or treating, involve face-to-face interactions with lots of different people. But this year, in order to prevent the spread and protect each other from COVID-19, some parts of Halloween may need a little updating. 
by Madison Moroder

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What one school board’s decision to 'let them play' means for Minnesota 

What one school board’s decision to 'let them play' means for Minnesota 

On Monday the Anoka-Hennepin school board voted 5-1 to continue high school sports and extracurricular activities, while transitioning students to distance learning. Other districts are likely watching Anoka-Hennepin’s experience and could make similar decisions going forward as they try to resume the normal rhythms of the school year. 
by Elizabeth Shockman

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The true cost of North Dakota's strained hospitals: 'He could’ve easily died in my home'

The true cost of North Dakota's strained hospitals: 'He could’ve easily died in my home'

An increasing number of seriously ill patients in Bismarck are sitting through long wait times to be admitted to the hospital, but Sanford Bismarck president Dr. Michael LeBeau said he’s confident the number of beds and staff on hand can deal with the rising hospitalizations.

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'A million miles away': Mankato family copes with COVID-19 isolation

'A million miles away': Mankato family copes with COVID-19 isolation

COVID-19 forced Rick, Kirsten and Clara Jeddeloh to isolate from one another for weeks in their home. It was excruciating, they say, but the experience brought them closer together.
by Hannah Yang

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One good thing: Wickedly creative pandemic trick-or-treating

One good thing: Wickedly creative pandemic trick-or-treating

The favorite American festivity of Halloween trick-or-treating is being tested by the pandemic, and people are rising to the challenge in creative ways that are both safe and fun.
by The Associated Press

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U.S. coronavirus cases surpass summer peak and are climbing higher fast

U.S. coronavirus cases surpass summer peak and are climbing higher fast

The country has blown past records set in July and entered uncharted territory. Experts can't predict how high the new peak will go. Here's what's driving the surge.
by Will Stone

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COVID spikes exacerbate health worker shortages in Rocky Mountains, Great Plains

COVID spikes exacerbate health worker shortages in Rocky Mountains, Great Plains

COVID-19 infections and quarantines are pulling health professionals off the front lines, exacerbating staffing woes that existed in large, rural states well before the pandemic.

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Worst place, worst time: Trump faces virus spike in Midwest

Worst place, worst time: Trump faces virus spike in Midwest

The Upper Midwest is bearing much of the brunt of new infections surging across the U.S. That includes Wisconsin, where President Donald Trump is fighting to catch Joe Biden in a state Trump narrowly won in 2016. Also seeing a surge is Iowa, where Trump is now in a toss-up race with Biden after carrying the state by 9.4 percentage points four years ago.
by The Associated Press

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