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The predicted fall surge of virus is upon us. Cases, hospitalizations and deaths are way up this week, with a positivity rate of more than six percent. And the virus is spreading faster in greater Minnesota than the Twin Cities metro. [Read Transcript…]
By every measure the state uses, we are seeing a second surge. In 85 of Minnesota’s 87 counties, there is too much Covid for schools to have full in-person classes. The number of infections, hospitalizations and deaths are the highest since June. And cold weather increases the risk of transmission as activities move indoors. [Read Transcript...]
This week on the Minnesota Native News Health Report, the number of Covid- 19 cases in Minnesota now tops 100 thousand. The virus is outpacing the state’s ability to track – let alone control it. But public health officials are determined to do what they can. One of those mostly rural areas is Beltrami County. … [Read Transcript...]
This week on the Minnesota Native News Health Report, indigenous ways of dealing with a virus that keeps spreading. Public health officials are concerned about the growing number of cases since Labor Day and the start of school. [Read Transcript...]
Health officials have been repeating the refrain for months: wear masks, wash your hands, keep a distance. But Laurie Stern has the story of one woman who hopes sharing her experience will remind people that lives are at stake. [Read Transcript...]
