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Minnesota COVID positive test rate remains at pandemic high

The seven-day rolling average test positivity rate as of Jan. 11, the most recently available date for that figure, was 23.7%, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. It's been at that level for three reports in a row.

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New record high for COVID-19 infections in South Dakota

The overall number of hospitalized South Dakotans ticked down just slightly to 392

January 24, 2022 11:45 AM

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COVID-19 deaths top 2,600 in South Dakota, new record for most active cases

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Another 19 South Dakotans have died with COVID-19, the state Department of Health reported Friday, Jan. 21, raising the state's death toll past 2,600.

January 21, 2022 01:23 PM

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Minnesota reports 11,828 new cases, 36 deaths from COVID

The seven-day rolling average positive test rate remained at 23.7% on Friday.

January 21, 2022 12:36 PM

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Prairie People: New hires and promotions for the week ending Jan. 21, 2022.

Individuals profiled this week include those from Apex Engineering, Essentia Health, and Minnesota State University Moorhead.

January 21, 2022 11:00 AM

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What the future of the legal profession might mean to some lawyers

Some attorneys these days, breaking from tradition, are more inclined to adopt technology; but not all of them.

January 21, 2022 08:38 AM

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Sanford, Avera leaders: Get vaccinated, because the unvaccinated are filling our hospitals

They say the surging pandemic is stressing health systems by not only sending more people to the hospital, but also by taking staff away who are either sick with COVID-19, recovering, or have to stay home as caregivers because the virus has closed child care centers.

January 20, 2022 05:20 PM

By Jeremy Fugleberg

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North Dakota's active COVID-19 cases jump, hospitalizations climb steadily

For the second day in a row, North Dakota reported more than 3,000 new coronavirus cases, a single-day threshold it had not met at any point during the pandemic prior to this week. Virus hospitalizations have climbed from 122 in the first week of January to 170 on Thursday.

January 20, 2022 12:27 PM

By Adam Willis

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Minnesota reports 11,440 new cases, 78 deaths from COVID

The seven-day rolling average positive test rate reached 23.7%.

January 20, 2022 11:50 AM

By Alex Derosier

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In South Dakota: 13 COVID-19 deaths, active cases hit new all-time high again

The 13 fatalities raise the state's COVID-19 death toll to 2,573, with 85 deaths reported in January thus far. The COVID-19 daily hospitalization tally jumped significantly, climbing 44 to 392. Of those, 76 are in intensive care.

January 19, 2022 02:22 PM

By Jeremy Fugleberg

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Minnesota reports 37 deaths, 1,592 hospitalizations for COVID-19

After dipping slightly in late December, the number of hospitalizations for COVID-19 started to grow again amid a wave of new cases driven by the highly contagious omicron variant of the virus.

January 19, 2022 12:59 PM

By Alex Derosier

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North Dakota breaks COVID-19 positivity rate record for 5th consecutive day

New cases reported in a single day and the state's rolling average positivity rate both hit pandemic highs on Wednesday as the omicron variant continues to topple testing records.

January 19, 2022 12:19 PM

By Adam Willis

Prairie Business

Minnesota to launch second round of Main Street Economic Revitalization funding

Up to $41 million in economic redevelopment funds are available.

January 19, 2022 09:48 AM

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