Coronavirus

Just hours after Duluth announced a citywide indoor mask mandate, local businesses are preparing to enforce it in different ways.

This increased demand is why lawmakers like Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith are working to get tests back on shelves and available for free.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced Tuesday the next phase of the ‘Kids Deserve a Shot’ vaccine incentive program to encourage Minnesota families to get their kids ages 5-11 years old fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The recommendation, intended to keep schools open when classes resume after the winter break next week, was included in a letter to K-12 superintendents and charter school directors.

Ashland County’s positivity rate is more than double the CDC’s threshold of a “high” transmission rate.

According to a GoFundMe page, Jayme Williams, 41, got sick with COVID on Dec 11.

The DECC is expected to reopen the testing site Tuesday

St. Louis County health officials said November was the third most severe month of the pandemic, with more than 200 hospitalizations and 52 deaths.

State health officials plan to discuss vaccination progress and the hospital capacity concerns, as well as take questions about their response.

Almost exactly one year after the first round of vaccines arrived in the Northland, health experts say things have come a long way, but there’s still work to be done.

The seven-day average for new infections in Wisconsin is more than 3,500, which is the highest it’s been in a year.

They are the third Minnesota resident in that age group to die of the virus.

As many questions continue to circulate around the new Omicron variant, Northland health officials said a rise in the highly effective monoclonal antibody treatment is promising.

The School Board is expected to vote at a special meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 7.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced Wednesday it will be receiving federal aid from FEMA to administer COVID-19 prevention and treatment.

Canada confirms first Omicron cases.

U.S. to ban travel from South Africa, 7 other African nations by non-US citizens beginning Monday due to COVID-19 variant.

There have been 863,439 cases confirmed since the start of the pandemic, 69,173 of which were just reported this November.

Wisconsin’s seven-day rolling average keeps rising Monday, exceeding the previously set 2021 high.

Essentia Health has expanded its eligibility for those looking to get a COVID-19 booster vaccine

Governor Walz is activating the Minnesota National Guard to form skilled nursing “response teams.”

Minnesota continues to have one of the highest rates of infection in the nation.

Minnesota recorded the highest level of new COVID cases in the country last week, just ahead of the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Minnesota is currently No. 2 in the nation for average new cases per 100,000 people.

Itasca County health leaders made that announcement Friday afternoon.

"I don't think it's unreasonable to potentially anticipate something like the flu shot where we have to get it annually based on that virus transformation if you will," Heines said.

On Monday, the U.S-Canada border opened to fully vaccinated canadians for non-essential travel, who must have a negative COVID-19 test 72 hours before return.

Local restaurant reacts to latest covid 19 vaccine mandate.

Health experts say many factors can affect disease transmission. In some cases, it can be people's behavior.

Food banks across the country are pursuing major expansion projects driven in part by their experiences during the pandemic, when they faced an explosion of need.