COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota
The COVID-19 pandemic began affecting the state of Minnesota on March 6, 2020. On March 13, 2020 (when the number of confirmed cases had hit 14), Governor Tim Walz declared a state of emergency for the entire state.[1]
In early- to mid-January 2022, Governor Walz was pledging to support hospitals when the COVID-19 Omicron variant was spreading.[2]
The COVID-19 death count as of January 14, 2022 was 10,971.[3][4] Overall Minnesota cases by January 14 had hit just below 1.14 million.[5]
COVID-19 Pandemic In Minnesota Media
Delivering surgical masks in Minnesota
A marquee at Brave New Workshop in downtown Minneapolis referencing coronavirus
References
- ↑ "Heightened State of Readiness". Star Tribune Twin Cities. https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-declares-peacetime-emergency-to-combat-coronavirus-as-cases-rise-to-14/568772352. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Governor Announces Plans to Support Hospitals in Omicron COVID Surge". The Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Bad Numbers in Minnesota are Accelerating". Minnesota Public Radio News. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/01/14/latest-on-covid19-in-mn. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ↑ COVID-19 Minnesota: Postivity Rates are Past 21.6%. WCCO Minnesota CBS News 4. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/01/14/latest-on-covid19-in-mn. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ↑ "An Overview of Cases". The Minnesota Government. Retrieved January 14, 2022.