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The Minnesota Department of Health reported 101 deaths for one day. That is much higher than the previous daily record of 72 deaths. The data is from before Thanksgiving. Referring to people who have lost family members, Gov. Tim Walz said Minnesotans “owe those families a promise” to fight the virus. This is your MPR News update for Nov. 27, 2020. Hosted by Hannah Yang. Theme music by Gary Meister.

More questions emerge overseas about COVID vaccine tested in Minnesota, due to dosage errors. This is a Thanksgiving Day update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

Minnesota touches a record COVID death toll for the second time in a week, as authorites move in a rare enforcement action on state shutdown order. This is an MPR News evening update, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

Gov. Tim Walz and GOP lawmakers seemed to agree they need to help bar and restaurant owners and workers hurt by the current ban on in-person service. And the trend line on new hospital admission flattened, even as single-day admissions jumped.

This is an MPR News morning update for Wednesday, November 25, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

Minnesota officials are rushing to get COVID aid out to businesses and workers suffering from COVID shutdowns with possibly hundreds of millions in state funding. This is an evening news update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday intends to roll out a plan to provide financial help for restaurant and bar owners and workers hurt by the current COVID-19 restrictions. Walz, who signaled the move on Monday, didn’t put a dollar figure to the cost, but he called the need to aid those businesses and workers “absolutely critical.”

This is an MPR News morning update for Tuesday, November 24, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

Minnesota turning to smartphones to help track down COVID transmission, governor says it is private and secure with technology from Apple and Google. This is a MPR News evening update hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

Minnesota health officials reported another 7,219 COVID-19 cases and 40 more deaths on Sunday, on a record volume of more than 67,000 test results. But for the second straight day, there was a positive sign elsewhere in the new numbers from the state health department. Looking back over the past week, the average daily number of newly confirmed cases ticked downward again.

This is an MPR News morning update for Monday, November 23, 2020. Hosted by Phil Picardi.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

Minnesota businesses, particularly in hospitality, are very concerned about how they will survive the next four weeks, and potentially longer, as restrictions begin on Saturday. Gov. Tim Walz met Friday with legislative leaders about steps that might be taken ahead of and during a special session in December to help businesses and individuals as federal aid ends. This is an evening MPR News update for Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Hosted by Hannah Yang. Theme music by Gary Meister.

State health leaders and hospital executives are becoming starker in their warnings as the COVID-19 pandemic rages uncontrolled. Current conditions are “very dire,” Dr. Penny Wheeler, CEO of Allina Health, said in an afternoon briefing with reporters.

This is an MPR News morning update for Friday, November 20, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.