Gov. Cuomo finally recognizes that avoidable economic damage ought to be avoided.
The number of Covid-19 non-ICU patients is also down: by 53.2% – or 757 beds – from their peak of late November.
The people of this state have sacrificed much in the fight against Covid-19. They deserve the truth. And they do not deserve to have their sacrifices downplayed to cover for…
A new study found evidence suggesting that deaths of despair (deaths from overdose, suicide, and alcohol abuse) during the pandemic increased by 10 to 60 from pre-pandemic levels.
Department of Health data shows that cases and the positivity rate were falling before the latest shutdown began on November 20th.
Twenty people from three households or fifteen people from four households can't get together outdoors, but 100 people from any number of households can. What is the basis for that?
People's livelihoods hinge on the decisions made based - allegedly - on the data these interviewers are collecting. Minnesotans deserve greater transparency from the state government than they are getting.
According to a new study, by focusing merely on controlling down one disease with lockdowns at the expense of all other determinants of well-being, lawmakers have done 10 times more…
If the Department of Health's aim is to find out what the vectors of transmission actually are, their questions are very poorly designed. If, by contrast, they are trying to…
We at the Center certainly do not think that bars and restaurants on reservations should close. But it is hard to understand why a state government that can stamp on…
If Minnesotans have been masking up and distancing to the extent that we have all but eradicated flu this season, then non-compliance with the mask mandate cannot be to blame…
Whatever policy the state government pursues, we see the same pattern in the rate of new cases in Minnesota and each of its neighbors: a marked upward surge between mid-August…
Total average hospitalizations in the state are also down: 12.5% - or 857 beds - from their peak in the seven days up to and including November 10th.
The Department of Health's own data shows that extending the shutdown will have little impact on the spread of Covid-19, but a devastating impact on Minnesota's bars and restaurants.
If Minnesota's Covid-19 contact tracers are only asking about bars and restaurants, they will be over-represented in the numbers. Why won't the Department of Health tell us what questions they…
When Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm said on Friday that “The good news is that over the last couple weeks, we have seen a leveling off...I think that’s because our governor put…
Credibility comes from…being credible. Gov. Walz spends a lot of time during his many press conferences trying to convince Minnesotans to take the COVID-19 virus serious and change their behavior.…
If this new study's 8 to 1 ratio of total infections to diagnosed cases is correct, then 3,030,584 Minnesotans have been infected with Covid-19, or 54% of the population. This…
Total average hospitalizations in the state are also down: 10.1% - or 694 beds - from their peak in the seven days up to and including November 10th.
No Covid-19 outbreaks anywhere in the world have been traced back to cinemas, so why has Gov. Walz closed them?
"I think this really does come down to, like so much of it, it's not numbers, it's not data...um...its neighborliness, and it's about we're all in this together" - Gov.…
We are often told to follow the data. That is good advice, but we must follow it even when it leads us to conclusions we don't particularly like.
When Gov. Walz originally asked Minnesotans to sacrifice and protect each other from COVID, it may have made sense. But after nine months of lockdowns and mandates, it’s time to…
Minnesota's ICU capacity, including beds available at 72 hours notice, is down 34% from November 23rd and 49% from May 27th.