The Minnesota Department of Health reported 931 new cases of COVID-19 and nine new COVID deaths, bringing the state’s totals to 86,722 cases and 1,942 deaths. Of those deaths, 1,408 were residents of long-term care or 9,assisted living facilities. Of those cases, 9,344 were health care workers. Over 19,700 tests were completed yesterday, with 1.763…
Paul Bunyan Communications was recently recognized by the Federal Communications Commission for the first-ever Digital Opportunity Equity Recognition (DOER) Program. The program recognizes those who have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic to provide internet access for all, overcoming geographic, socioeconomic and technological obstacles. According to a release, Paul Bunyan Communications and its cooperative members responded…
The Minnesota Department of Health reported 513 new cases of COVID-19 today, and seven new COVID-related deaths, bringing the state’s totals to 85,813 cases and 1,933 deaths. Of those deaths, 1,402 were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities. Of those cases, 9,303 were health care workers. Over 1.743 million tests have been completed…
The Minnesota Department of Health reported 432 new cases of COVID-19 and five new COVID-related deaths, bringing the state’s total to 85,351 cases and 1,927 deaths. Of those deaths, 1,400 were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities. Of those cases, 9,265 were health care workers. Over 1.733 million COVID tests have been completed,…
The Minnesota Department of Health reported 643 new cases of COVID-19 today and three new COVID-related deaths, bringing the state’s totals to 84,949 cases and 1,922 deaths. Of those deaths, 1,398 were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities. Of those cases, 9,201 were health care workers. Over 1.724 million tests have been administered…
The Minnesota Department of Health reported 484 new COVID-19 cases today and 13 new COVID-related deaths, bringing the state’s case total to 82,716 and death toll of 1,897. Of those deaths, 1,382 were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities. Of those cases, 8,998 were health care workers. Over 1.665 million tests have been…
The Minnesota Department of Health reported 389 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 15 new COVID-related deaths, bringing the state’s totals to 82,249 cases and 1,884 deaths. Of those deaths, 1,375 were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities. Of those cases, 8,948 were health care workers. Completed test numbers have been down the…
Gov. Tim Walz announced that he would call back the legislature for another special session on Friday, Sept. 11. According to a release from the Governor’s office, he intends to extend the COVID-19 peacetime emergency by another 30 days. “While Minnesota has taken life-saving action, the threat of COVID-19 remains,” said Governor Walz.“It’s imperative that…
The Minnesota Department of Health reported 282 new cases of COVID-19 today and seven new COVID-related deaths, bringing the state’s cumulative totals to 81,868 cases and 1,869 deaths. Of those deaths, 1,364 were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities. Of those cases, 8,917 were health care workers. Approximately 1.621 million tests have been…
The Minnesota Department of Health reported 387 new cases of COVID-19 today, and two new COVID-related deaths, bringing the state’s totals to 81,608 cases and 1,862 deaths. Of those deaths, 1,361 were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities. Of those cases, 8,880 were health care workers. Over 1.616 million tests have been completed,…
