SEAD Project provides COVID-19 resources for Southeast Asian communities in Minnesota

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the Minneapolis-based Southeast Asian Diaspora (SEAD) Project provided hand sanitizers and face masks to Minnesota’s Southeast Asian communities.

COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 13 new deaths reported Tuesday

13 new COVID-19 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours in the state of Wisconsin, bringing the pandemic total to 1,052. 

Minnesota high school fall sports start practices in a 'return like no other'

Monday was the “opening day” for fall high school sport practices across Minnesota including boys and girls soccer, cross country, tennis and swimming and diving.

COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 85% of positive cases have recovered

According to data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, a little more than 85 percent of positive COVID-19 cases have recovered from the virus. 

Returning vacationers face new constraints as coronavirus spikes

Countries in Europe and Asia that saw a summer respite from coronavirus outbreaks are tracking swiftly rising numbers of new confirmed cases.

Quarantine requirements may delay children's return to in-person school amid COVID-19 pandemic

As states around the country require visitors from areas with high rates of coronavirus infections to quarantine upon arrival, children taking end-of-summer vacations to hot spots are facing the possibility of being forced to skip the start of in-person learning at their schools.

University of Minnesota study finds racial disparities in COVID-19 hospitalizations

Researchers from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management found Black, Latinx, American Indian and Alaskan Native people are far more likely to be hospitalized due to COVID-19 than white people.

French nursing home sees 9 deaths in one week as coronavirus returns

Nine people with the virus died over the past week in a single nursing home in eastern France, and other French care homes are shutting their doors as the country battles a new rise in COVID-19 infections.

The home front: Stories from nurses in the fight against COVID-19

For the nurses across the globe, home is fraught with uncertainty. Are they exposing their partners and children? Should they quit their jobs to keep their families safe?

Little Canada couple has makeshift backyard wedding setup destroyed by storms

Wedding ceremonies have already been extremely difficult to plan for in 2020, but a couple in Little Canada, Minnesota has had it particularly hard.

COVID-19 in Minnesota: 754 new cases, 7 more deaths reported Sunday

Minnesota health officials reported 754 new COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths Sunday. The state has now seen 65,152 cases of COVID-19, although approximately 89 percent of those patients have recovered and no longer require isolation. The death toll is now 1,706. 

COVID-19 in Wisconsin: State reports 13 deaths and 829 new cases

The state of Wisconsin says 829 new COVID-19 cases have been reported and 13 people have lost their battle with the disease in the last 24 hours. 

COVID-19 in Minnesota: 696 new cases, 6 more deaths reported Saturday

Minnesota health officials reported 696 new COVID-19 cases and six more deaths Saturday. The state has now seen 64,413 cases of COVID-19, although approximately 89 percent of those patients have recovered and no longer require isolation. The death toll is now 1,693.