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June 20 update on COVID-19 in MN: Average test positivity rate now below 1 percent

June 20 update on COVID-19 in MN: Average test positivity rate now below 1 percent

The COVID-19 test positivity rate in Minnesota over the past week has fallen below 1 percent. That's the first time the state has seen that weekly average drop below 1 percent since the pandemic began.
by MPR News Staff

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Author Lionel Shriver on her new book, ‘Should We Stay or Should We Go’

Author Lionel Shriver on her new book, ‘Should We Stay or Should We Go’

Is it better for life to end before it decays into something unrecognizable? That’s the question at the heart of Lionel Shriver’s new novel, which touches on themes of dementia, aging and how to die with dignity — but in a surprisingly playful way.
by Kerri Miller, Kelly Gordon and Marcheta Fornoff

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Come for the celebration, stay for the vaccine: Juneteenth events offer shots, too

Come for the celebration, stay for the vaccine: Juneteenth events offer shots, too

Twin Cities public health departments, volunteer nurses and community organizations are teaming up to offer COVID-19 vaccines during an array of Juneteenth festivities this weekend. Meanwhile, the state is inching toward its goal of vaccinating 70 percent of Minnesotans 16 and older by July 1.
by Catharine Richert

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AP-NORC poll: Many Americans resuming pre-virus activities

AP-NORC poll: Many Americans resuming pre-virus activities

Many Americans are relaxing precautions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic and resuming everyday activities, even as some worry that coronavirus-related restrictions were hastily lifted, a new poll shows.
by The Associated Press

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Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations fall; pandemic in check

Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations fall; pandemic in check

Minnesota’s most recent COVID-19 numbers continue to show a subdued pandemic largely in retreat. Key metrics remain down at levels not seen since April 2020. Hospitalizations and ICU needs are receding rapidly.
by MPR News Staff

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Unpaid caregivers were already struggling. It's only gotten worse during the pandemic

Unpaid caregivers were already struggling. It's only gotten worse during the pandemic

A new CDC study finds that people who provide unpaid care for their children or adult loved ones are twice as likely as noncaregivers to have experienced depression or anxiety, or thoughts of suicide.
by Rhitu Chatterjee

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