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Dec. 27 update on COVID in MN: Test positivity rate over past week drops below 5 percent
Sunday’s update from state health officials included two days’ worth of data — but the numbers weren’t much different than recent single-day reports. The average test positivity rate in Minnesota over the past week has dropped below 5 percent.
Dec. 26 update on COVID-19 in MN: New cases, positivity rate decrease slowly as deadly month continues
The average number of new COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions each day has been trending downward in Minnesota this month. The rolling seven-day average number of COVID deaths is slowly ebbing, too, but remains startlingly high: Nearly 55 a day.
Hennepin Co. public defenders try technology to keep clients from missing court dates
People who depend on public defenders in Hennepin County now have a different way to receive hearing reminders and to be able to communicate directly with their attorneys through a new partnership with a San Francisco-based company.
Snow and wind reports from around the region
Snow and wind reports from around Minnesota and neighboring states, for Wednesday’s blizzard.
COVID-19 relief bill could stave off historic wave of evictions
A rental assistance program in the bill is key for helping millions of struggling renters at risk of losing their homes in the middle of winter as the pandemic rages on.
In blizzard's wake, bitter cold grips Minnesota
Blowing snow will continue to re-cover roadways that may have been cleared by plows. Travel conditions will remain dangerous across Minnesota into early Thursday. Meanwhile, a wind chill advisory is in effect for most of Minnesota through the morning.
Unexpected gift helps Minnesotans who struggle to afford housing
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott recently gave $25 million to Minnesota nonprofits, including $7 million to the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund. How will that money help the Minnesotans who need it most?
Americans are migrating because of the pandemic
Suddenly free to leave the big city — or pushed out — many Americans are moving because of the pandemic.