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.

What we know about prevention, travel safety and the coronavirus
As cases of COVID-19 continue to increase in the United States and internationally, we turn to a medical professional to talk about the spread of the virus, preventive health measures and travel safety.
More testing sheds light on how virus is spreading in U.S.
An increase in testing for the coronavirus is shedding light on its spread in the U.S., including among nursing home residents in one Washington state facility. Authorities announced new cases that rapidly pushed the U.S. total past 100 people across 11 states.
Which U.S. states have confirmed coronavirus cases?
Cases of the new coronavirus are appearing in many U.S. states, with nearly 100 confirmed to date. Here's where they are.
U.S. death toll climbs to 6 as viral crisis eases in China
Health officials in Washington state said Monday that three more people had died from the coronavirus, bringing the total to five in the state and United States.
Q&A: What's next for the Tokyo Olympics as virus spreads?
The spreading virus from China has been reported in more than 60 countries and puts the Tokyo Olympics at risk. The Olympics are to open on July 24 — less than five months away.
World economy may shrink because of virus, watchdog says
A global agency says the spreading new virus could make the world economy shrink this quarter for the first time since the international financial crisis more than a decade ago.
Authorities announce second coronavirus death in U.S.
Health officials in Washington state said Sunday night that a second person had died from the coronavirus — a man in his 70s from a nursing facility near Seattle where dozens of people were sick and had been tested for the virus.
As testing quickly ramps up, expect more U.S. coronavirus cases
More labs will soon have the ability to test sick people for the novel coronavirus, and experts say they'll finally have more of a sense of how it's spreading through communities in the U.S.
Coronavirus spreads to more than 60 countries; number of cases surges in Italy
Coronavirus cases surged in Italy on Sunday as the deadly outbreak sent fear rising across Western Europe, threatening its tourism industry. Delta Air Lines suspended its daily flight between New York and Milan until early May.