Here's how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting hospital and ICU capacity in Hennepin County and across MN.
Minnesota will now use an "all-of-the-above" approach​ to distributing the vaccine, including private and state-run administration sites.
Cases of COVID-19 have gone down since they peaked on Nov. 16, when 8,38 were reported in a single day in Minnesota.
"For months, I have urged the CDC and the White House to get Minnesota more doses," Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday.
Here are the latest figures on hospital capacity in the Southwest Minneapolis area and across Minnesota.
The patient is a resident of the Twin Cities metro area who recently traveled to Brazil, health officials said.
Three pilot clinics will be open in the Twin Cities metro area, and the "first-come, first-served" system has been eliminated.
All appointments for adults 65 years of age and older have been filled for this week, according to the Department of Health.
New federal government data shows which hospitals are nearing capacity in the Southwest Minneapolis area.
As of Tuesday, more than 200,000 Minnesotans have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Minnesota's new COVID-19 vaccine sites will start offering shots Thursday.
"We are approaching the end of our earliest stages of the vaccine rollout," Minesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm announced Thursday.
As of Tuesday, 2.6 percent of the state has received at least one dose of the vaccine, the online dashboard states.
New federal government data shows which hospitals are nearing capacity in Hennepin County.
The COVID-19 vaccines are effective against the variant strain, ​according to state health officials.
A new tool assesses the risk of gathering with others in Minneapolis or elsewhere in Hennepin County.
So far, most of the vaccine doses have been sent to Minnesota's private health care providers and pharmacies.
Overall, 44,638​ Minnesotans have been inoculated​ so far.
The Minnesota Department of Health is now releasing data about the COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort throughout the state.
New cases of the virus in Minnesota are back down to levels last seen in early October.
Minnesota's record-breaking surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths may be almost over.
"The first vaccines are here. They are safe, and they will be ready to go soon. The sun is coming up, Minnesota," Gov. Tim Walz said.
Some Minnesota Patch readers surveyed said they worry the coronavirus vaccine process has been rushed, and they have safety concerns.
There is now public data showing how close your local hospital is to being at or over capacity.
Here's when, and how, the COVID-19 vaccines will arrive in Minnesota.
Approximately 183,000 vaccine doses are set to arrive in Minnesota by the end of December.
"We now know that there is light at the end of this tunnel," the Minnesota Department of Health's Kris Ehresmann said.
It's the second-highest COVID-19 death toll the state has reported.
Hospitals in the Twin Cities metro area are nearly at capacity.
A record of 101​ deaths were reported on Friday alone in Minnesota.
"This is a sad development, but it is not a surprising development," Minnesota Commissioner of Health Jan Malcolm​ said Friday.
A nationwide map designed by university researchers shows the risk that someone at your event would have COVID-19.
The app, titled "COVIDaware MN," can notify you if you have been near someone who tested positive for COVID-19.​
Health care workers and officials have come out to publicly praise Gov. Tim Walz's plan as the state's hospitals reach capacity.
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Group gatherings will be limited to 10 people, indoors and outdoors, from no more than three households.
A total of 294 people are being treated for COVID-19 in a hospital Tuesday.
Are kids less likely to contract COVID-19? How many kids have tested positive? A new report looks at the coronavirus’s effect on children.
Monday marked the first time someone under the age of 20 has died of COVID-19 in Minnesota.
The two-week quarantine order now applies to anyone arriving from Minnesota.