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MN top health officials on what’s behind the Midwest COVID-19 surge

MN top health officials on what’s behind the Midwest COVID-19 surge

The number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is climbing toward a third peak. This time, the Midwest is driving the surge. Host Kerri Miller talked to two top Minnesota public health officials — Commissioner Jan Malcolm and state infectious disease director Kris Ehresmann — about the current surge and what’s driving it.
by Kerri Miller

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Judge puts Wisconsin capacity limit order back into effect

Judge puts Wisconsin capacity limit order back into effect

A Wisconsin judge has reimposed an order from Gov. Tony Evers’ administration limiting the number of people who can gather in bars, restaurants and other indoor places to 25 percent of capacity. 
by The Associated Press

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Coronavirus cases rise to highest level since late July

Coronavirus cases rise to highest level since late July

Raging outbreaks in the Midwest and Great Plains are driving the numbers but every region of the country is showing growth in new infections.
by Will Stone

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Oct. 19 update on COVID-19 in MN: Big holiday gatherings too risky?

Oct. 19 update on COVID-19 in MN: Big holiday gatherings too risky?

As Minnesota’s COVID-19 numbers continue to go the wrong way, the state’s health commissioner on Monday urged Minnesotans to rethink their plans for traditional year-end holiday celebrations.
by MPR News Staff

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COVID test results get faster, but still too slow to help slow disease spread

COVID test results get faster, but still too slow to help slow disease spread

The average wait time for results of a coronavirus test has dropped to about three days, but that is still too slow to keep infected people from unknowingly spreading the virus, researchers report.
by Rob Stein

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Anoka’s huge Halloween festival returns to its roots amid pandemic

Anoka’s huge Halloween festival returns to its roots amid pandemic

This year marks a century of Halloween celebrations for the Twin Cities suburb. While COVID-19 is forcing Anoka to rein in many of its traditions, the 2020 festival has not been canceled. Here’s what the “Halloween Capital of the World” has planned.
by Madison Moroder

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Twitter blocks tweet from Trump adviser downplaying masks

Twitter blocks tweet from Trump adviser downplaying masks

Twitter blocked a post Sunday from an adviser to President Donald Trump who suggested that masks do not work to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
by The Associated Press

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Oct. 18 update on COVID-19 in MN: 11th straight day with 1,000+ cases

Oct. 18 update on COVID-19 in MN: 11th straight day with 1,000+ cases

Minnesota reported 1,732 more confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday — the 11th consecutive day that the state has seen new case counts of more than 1,000. Officials also reported 17 more COVID-19 deaths, the fourth time in five days that the daily toll has been in the double digits.
by MPR News Staff

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