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COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

The latest news, resources, guides and tips to help you stay up to date on the coronavirus pandemic.

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'Everybody respected him': Faribault pastor remembered for compassion, embrace

'Everybody respected him': Faribault pastor remembered for compassion, embrace

Craig Breimhorst was the kind of guy who would walk into a room, and within 10 minutes was friends with everyone — which came in handy when he started his own church in Faribault over 30 years ago. He died on April 16 at 71, Rice County’s first victim of the coronavirus.
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota Memorial Day ceremonies mark sacrifice, virtually

Minnesota Memorial Day ceremonies mark sacrifice, virtually

Across Minnesota, veterans’ groups and others remembered the sacrifices of those who served with pre-recorded elements common to such events, including speeches and rifle salutes by squads wearing protective face-coverings.
by MPR News Staff

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Remembering Minnesotans we've lost to COVID-19

Remembering Minnesotans we've lost to COVID-19

More than 800 Minnesotans have died from COVID-19. This pandemic has changed the way we grieve and mourn. On this special broadcast, we want to take time to acknowledge this moment we are living in and share stories of Minnesotans we lost to COVID-19. 
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Poll: Walz approval at 65 percent, most support vote by mail

Poll: Walz approval at 65 percent, most support vote by mail

A new MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11 Minnesota Poll shows nearly two-thirds of Minnesotans approve of the job Gov. Tim Walz is doing. And 59 percent say they support allowing every Minnesota voter to be sent a ballot to vote by mail in November.
by Tim Pugmire

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'He never took anything for granted': Ad man remembered for support of arts, 'world-famous' pasta

'He never took anything for granted': Ad man remembered for support of arts, 'world-famous' pasta

Conrad Razidlo was an ad man and an artist, active in politics, the arts — and his family’s epic pasta competitions. He died April 13, of complications from COVID-19. He was 85.
by Angela Davis and Meg Martin

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Memorial Day 'Honor Flights' canceled because of coronavirus crisis

Memorial Day 'Honor Flights' canceled because of coronavirus crisis

Thousands of people who were planning to visit war memorials in Washington, D.C., on Memorial Day had to cancel this year. That includes veterans traveling with the nonprofit network Honor Flight.
by Quil Lawrence

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May 25 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations rise to new high

May 25 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations rise to new high

Minnesota hospitals are treating 605 patients for COVID-19 and 248 in intensive care units, both new highs, according to data released Monday. State officials said last week that some hospitals had increased ICU capacity. The death toll is at 881 confirmed related to coronavirus infections.
by MPR News Staff

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