April 29, 2020
đWelcome back, sunshine! đ Get ready for another picture-perfect spring day tomorrow. Itâll be sunny, balmy and dry across Minnesota Thursday, with highs in the mid-60s to lower 70s. COVID-19 in Minnesota today: 18 new deaths, 4,644 cases confirmed. The grim count now includes the death of a 30-year-old, the youngest victim in Minnesota so far; 320 people remain hospitalized with 119 in intensive care, roughly the same as yesterdayâs count. With the stateâs testing capacity ramping up, officials reported 463 new cases confirmed Wednesday. How will you remember this time years later? MN Historical Society records how weâre doing during this historic time. Without a doubt, weâre living in an era thatâll be remembered for decades, if not centuries. And historians at the Minnesota Historical Society know itâs important to document such moments. The society is collecting objects and stories pertaining to the global pandemic and sharing some of them on a blog called "History is Now." Most COVID-19 deaths in Minnesota linked to long-term care facilities. Can the state test all their residents? As of Monday, 233 people from long-term care facilities had died of COVID-19 - nearly 80 percent of all deaths so far. Although all residents and employees showing symptoms are being tested, the state is not ready to do widespread testing of everyone involved in long-term care, health officials say. Social distancing, face masks, video chat: See how COVID-19 has changed our life. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our daily routines and traditions. With social distancing and a stay-at-home order in place, people have been forced to change the way they experience life and create community. Here is a look at how all of our lives have changed since March 27. â Jiwon Choi, MPR News | 