Minnesota Department of Health

The Minnesota Department of Health reported seven additional deaths due to COVID-19 and 779 positive cases Sunday.

For only the second time since Minnesota began keeping track of COVID-19 statistics, a young child has been listed as a victim of the virus.

Minnesota health officials say more than 35,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine will be reserved for people 65 and older this week after receiving a boost in supply from the federal government.

Minnesota saw a dip in the number of new positive cases of COVID-19 and deaths for the second straight day.

More than 200,000 Minnesotans 65 and older signed up for the state’s first Covid vaccination lottery and less than 10,000 have been notified they were selected to get a shot.

Minnesota has recorded the first death of the current flu season - much later than in past years.

More than 3-million Minnesotans have now been tested for COVID-19.

The Minnesota Department of Health is seeking public input on how to continue progress toward the goal of distributing the initial supply of COVID-19 vaccine

A small county in northeast Minnesota now has the distinction of being the only one in the state that has not yet reported a COVID-19 death.

The Minnesota Department of Health is now accepting January 2021 appointments at its community Covid testing sites across the state.