Jan. 20, 2021
We’re still tracking a potential snowfall event Saturday across parts of Minnesota. It’s still early in the forecast process with snowfall about 72 hours away. But forecast models continue to paint potentially plowable snow for much of Minnesota Saturday through Saturday night. Find the latest on Updraft. Minnesota held a key role in Inauguration Day as U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar emceed the ceremony for President Joe Biden. "This ceremony is the culmination of 244 years of a democracy. It is the moment when leaders brought to this stage by the will of the people, promise to be faithful to our constitution, to cherish it and defend it," Klobuchar said. "It is the moment when they become, as we all should be, guardians of our country." Klobuchar and Minnesota’s other U.S. Senator, Tina Smith, joined the slimmest of Senate majorities, with the swearing-in of Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff of Georgia, as well as vice president Kamala Harris’ successor, Alex Padilla. New vaccinations fell sharply Wednesday in the latest data from the Minnesota Department of Health.
State health officials on Wednesday reported 1,237 newly confirmed or probable cases of the disease — along with 34 more deaths; 570 people were in the hospital with COVID-19, with 111 needing intensive care.
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