COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

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Four ways COVID-19 has hit different parts of Minnesota
The COVID-19 pandemic has touched all but one of Minnesota’s 87 counties — but it hasn’t hit all parts of the state equally. Here’s a breakdown of the cumulative cases per capita in each of Minnesota’s major regions.
Who would be the first to get a COVID-19 vaccine?
First in line are probably people in the country where the first effective vaccine is developed. About a dozen vaccines are in various stages of testing worldwide. Distribution within a country will vary. A system being developed by U.S. officials would likely prioritize people most at risk of severe complications from COVID-19.
June 25 update on COVID-19 in MN: 1,406 deaths; hospitalizations, ICU cases flat
The newest counts come a day after officials expressed concerns that many people — especially young adults — aren’t doing enough to help minimize the spread of COVID-19 as they return to social spaces.
PRX special: A Sudden Loss — A memorial to lives lost to COVID-19
More than 120,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. Public radio hosts, past and present, read short eulogies of just some of these people lost to the coronavirus pandemic in the last several months.