Minnesota’s rate of positive coronavirus tests has officially fallen below the 5% caution threshold for the first time since August as the nearly two-year-old coronavirus pandemic enters a ...

COVID has killed fewer people each year since the pandemic started, steadily dropping from a high of just under 6,000 in 2020 to under 1,000 in 2024, according to state data.

The last time Minnesota’s coronavirus pandemic measures looked this good it was warm outside and hopes were high the pandemic was almost over. As of May 11, the rate of positive tests, new ...