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Minnesotan contracts state’s first case of monkeypox

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota health officials say a Twin Cities adult has contracted the state’s first presumed case of ...

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Minnesota expands test-to-treat options and adjusts COVID-19 community testing network, including Albert Lea location

Two more Minnesota COVID-19 testing sites will soon offer test-to-treat options: MSP Airport, beginning on today, and Saint ...

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Mayo pediatric infectious disease specialist addresses vaccines for young children  

Last Friday the Food and Drug Administration announced the COVID-19 Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines were now available for ...

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COVID-19 update: New cases fall over weekend

Mower County: eight confirmed, one case listed as probable, no new deaths, 12,393 total cases, 74 area deaths. ...

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Total number of COVID cases in state falls; no deaths in area

No new COVID-19 deaths were reported in the area between Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and the state’s total ...

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Minnesota among first states to get federally backed COVID ‘test-to-treat’ sites

Three of Minnesota's state-run COVID-19 testing sites will soon become spots for COVID treatment, too, making them some ...

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Health experts worry another COVID wave is on the way in the fall

COVID-19 is not going away. “There’s definitely a chance, a likelihood, that we’re going to have more waves ...

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Mayo recognized as one of the best maternity hospitals in the US

Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea and Austin is one of 350 facilities nationwide recognized on Newsweek’s ...

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Area COVID cases increase

No COVID-19 deaths were reported in the area Tuesday morning to Thursday morning, but the number of cases ...

Health Updates

COVID cases fall over holiday weekend

Cases of COVID-19 fell between Friday and Monday, though Monday was a national holiday and statistics were not ...

Health Updates

New COVID-19 death in Faribault County

A 90- to 94-year-old Faribault resident died of COVID-19 complications between Friday and Monday, though the number of ...

Health Updates

Coalition: No answers yet from Attorney General’s office about Medicare Advantage issue at MercyOne

Albert Lea Healthcare Coalition leaders updated the public Sunday night on various topics, including how talks fared with ...

Health Updates

Pfizer says 3 COVID shots protect children under 5

Three doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday. ...

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Number of new cases declines in last week

COVID-19 cases across the area saw a slight decline in new cases in the last week.  Mower County ...

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US deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years in

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million on Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at ...

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