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.

ICU physician: 'Behind every COVID-19 case, there is a story'
The unconscious man was a Beatles fan, his sister said. When she couldn't be with him in his final hours in the ICU, she asked Dr. Daniel Colón Hidalgo to play music and say the words she wanted him to hear.
June 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: 22 more deaths reported; confirmed cases surpass 27,000
Minnesota health officials reported 22 more confirmed COVID-19 deaths and 526 more confirmed cases on Saturday, just one day after Gov. Tim Walz announced further loosening of restrictions on businesses and other aspects of society during the coronavirus pandemic beginning next week.
How to assess risk during a global pandemic
There’s still much we don’t know about the coronavirus. But we can’t stop living. How do we make decisions for ourselves and our families that are good enough?
U.S. unemployment drops unexpectedly to 13.3% amid outbreak
U.S. employers unexpectedly added jobs last month as the unemployment rate declined, signs that people are returning to work as states reopen their economies. President Trump celebrated the news.
June 5 update on COVID-19 in MN: Walz eases more life, business curbs
“COVID is still with us, but we gotta live with it,” Gov. Tim Walz said Friday as he announced a further loosening of restrictions on restaurants, salons and barbershops, religious services and other parts of daily life amid some evidence the pandemic may be plateauing.
Pressure eases on farmers to destroy hogs as meatpacking operations restart
When COVID-19 infections forced pork companies to close processing plants, some farmers predicted that it would force them to euthanize millions of hogs. The actual number has been much lower.
Authors retract hydroxychloroquine study, citing concern over data
A paper suggesting hydroxychloroquine increases the risk of death for patients with COVID-19 has been retracted by three of its authors because they were not able to verify the data used in the study.
Experts: Floyd’s health issues don’t affect homicide ruling
George Floyd had drugs in his system and severe heart disease when a Minneapolis police officer put a knee to his neck, but independent experts say the medical problems don’t change the conclusion that the handcuffed man’s death was a homicide.