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February 14, 2024 5:07 AM

The CDC may be reconsidering its COVID isolation guidance

The current guidance advises five days of isolation. Unnamed health officials have indicated that this guidance may soon go away, a move that troubles public health experts.

by Pien Huang

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February 9, 2024 12:04 PM

COVID-19, flu and RSV continue to decline in Minnesota

The latest data show Minnesota’s hospitalization rates for COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have declined for three straight weeks. In addition, COVID-19 levels measured in wastewater continue to decline in most parts of the state.

by Craig Helmstetter

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January 26, 2024 12:40 PM

Hopeful downticks in Minnesota’s COVID-19, RSV and flu data

In the Twin Cities seven-county metro, new hospital admissions for COVID-19, flu and RSV are down by 12 percent, 33 percent and 28 percent, respectively, for the first week in January compared to the last week in December. COVID hospital admissions ticked down during the first week in January after climbing for the nine previous weeks.

by Craig Helmstetter

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January 12, 2024 2:00 PM

Surging into 2024: COVID, flu and RSV continue to climb in Minnesota

Minnesota and the nation are in the midst of a COVID-19 surge according to the latest wastewater and hospitalizations data.

by Craig Helmstetter

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January 9, 2024 10:45 AM

A discovery in the muscles of long COVID patients may explain exercise troubles

Long COVID patients can experience severe energy crashes after physical exertion. New research provides clear evidence that there's a biological basis for the symptoms.

by Will Stone

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January 2, 2024 1:48 PM

A trusted Minnesota COVID-19 tracking source is ending

David Montgomery started his thorough tracking of COVID-19 numbers as a data reporter at MPR News. He has since left the newsroom, but he kept up his COVID-19 tracking for more than three years.

by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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December 31, 2023 4:01 AM

A year after China ended its harsh COVID policies, it's struggling to rebound

A year ago, China lifted its draconian COVID restrictions. Many expected the country to bounce back quickly. That hasn't happened.

by John Ruwitch

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December 29, 2023 12:22 PM

Minnesota's COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths in 2023 less than half those in 2022

2023 was the fourth year where thousands of Minnesotans ended up hospitalized and hundreds died due to COVID-19. As tragic as those numbers are, it is worth noting that both hospitalizations and deaths are down by more than 55 percent from the year prior.

by Craig Helmstetter

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December 20, 2023 6:33 AM

States are trashing troves of masks and pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire

Some states that stockpiled millions of masks and other personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic are now throwing the items away.

by The Associated Press

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December 19, 2023 9:28 AM

A new normal? 6 stories about the evolving U.S. COVID response in 2023

This was the year a lot people finally exhaled. The pandemic was declared no longer an emergency. But viral threats are still with us and there are lessons we still haven't learned.

by Pien Huang

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