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As cases decline, 3 Twin Cities COVID-19 testing sites are closing

As cases decline, 3 Twin Cities COVID-19 testing sites are closing

Cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all abating, and so is demand for COVID-19 testing. State officials are shuttering three COVID-19 testing sites in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Bloomington as a result.
by Catharine Richert

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June 24 update on COVID-19 in MN: Pandemic data solid; vaccination pace limps

June 24 update on COVID-19 in MN: Pandemic data solid; vaccination pace limps

Thursday’s COVID-19 data continues to paint a picture of a pandemic in check in Minnesota. New cases, active cases and hospital admission levels are trending at or near pandemic lows. Vaccinations, however, are at a baby-steps pace.
by MPR News Staff

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Jockeying begins for pandemic bonuses

Jockeying begins for pandemic bonuses

Details are lacking on a plan for the state to pay $250 million in pandemic bonuses to some front-line workers, but that hasn’t stopped leaders in various industries from making their case for why they should get a cut.
by Brian Bakst

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Photos: Scenes from across America as COVID-19 restrictions begin to lift

Photos: Scenes from across America as COVID-19 restrictions begin to lift

Photographers from NPR member stations fanned out to document a nation navigating a return to normalcy. They captured moments of caution and joy, exuberance and relief, as restrictions began to lift.
by Tyrone Turner

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What you need to know about ticks, mosquitoes and the diseases they carry

What you need to know about ticks, mosquitoes and the diseases they carry

Angela Davis spoke with a vector-borne illness expert and an entomologist about what Minnesotans need to know about ticks and mosquitoes this summer.
by Angela Davis, Samantha Matsumoto and Susan Davis

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White House: 70% of Americans 30 or older get COVID-19 shot

White House: 70% of Americans 30 or older get COVID-19 shot

More than 70 percent of Americans age 30 or older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the White House said, even as President Joe Biden is set to fall short of reaching his goal of giving a shot to the same percentage of all American adults by Independence Day.
by The Associated Press

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