Jan. 27, 2021
Tonight will be mostly clear northeast, mostly cloudy elsewhere. Lows 6 below to 14 below zero up north, to 3 below to 3 above zero further south. Tomorrow will be partly sunny with highs 13 to 21. Looks like we might get some snow Saturday and Sunday. Find the latest from Updraft. Thousands of Minnesotans got messages from the state Wednesday telling them whether they've been allotted a dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The state has only about 9,400 doses to administer this week in a program for people 65 and older — and 226,000 of them asked for a shot in a 24-hour sign up for a vaccine lottery Tuesday. Check out our FAQ for more information on how the pilot program works. Minnesota's COVID-19 vaccinations are continuing to accelerate, according to today's data. The seven-day rolling average for new vaccinations topped 19,000, its highest point since vaccinations started in late December, and nearly double where that figure stood a week ago. Newly reported vaccinations have now topped 20,000 for four of the last seven days and total vaccinations are at about 301,000 in the latest data. That means about 7 percent of the adult population has gotten at least one shot. Deaths due to COVID-19 were at 18 in the latest data, slightly below the recent average. Newly confirmed cases stayed below 1,000 for a third straight day, which hasn't happened since the first week of October. You can get more of the latest news, in just a few minutes, via the Minnesota Today podcast. — Tim Nelson | MPR News | 