In both the Annunciation attack and the 35W bridge collapse, every single victim who made it to the hospital survived.
In response to Minnesota’s growing COVID-19 cases, reporters asked Gov. Tim Walz whether he would consider enacting a state of emergency that would enable him to enact some restrictions like…
While holding a press conference encouraging more parents to vaccinate their kids –– in light of the FDA’s decision to approve the Pfizer vaccine for kids aged 5 to 11…
‘As delta variant causes surge in cases, officials closely watching new mutation.’ So KSTP reported at the weekend. ‘Minnesota Officials Urge Shots as Delta Variant Surges,’ U.S. News reported. “‘I’m…
If the COVID-19 pandemic was really ever an emergency, that time has long passed. Walz does not need to keep his emergency powers.
Earlier today, the Minnesota Department of Health reported 134 new positive COVID-19 cases and one death. This is 92 percent lower than the number of new cases reported in May…
Earlier today, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported that as of May 13, 464 Minnesotans were hospitalized due to COVID-19. Among them, 123 are receiving ICU care. These numbers…
COVID “doesn’t discriminate by age”: Serious cases on the rise in younger adults So ran an MPR News headline at the weekend. I last wrote about this in November: The…
Minnesota has been in the news recently, and not for a good reason. Even with all its strict rules, Minnesota has been labeled a COVID-19 hotspot. The fact that cases…
An objective look back reveals how the Walz administration bumbled through its reaction to the pandemic.
As COVID-19 vaccines have become available, the question has been asked ‘Who gets them first?’ We want to be lead by ‘the science’ and that tells us that “Vaccinating older…
This is the essential problem with Gov. Walz' ongoing emergency powers: whole swathes of the state's economy are dependent for their survival on the whim of one man.
Covid-19 non-ICU hospitalizations are also down, by 71% from their late November peak.
Covid-19 non-ICU hospitalizations are also down, by 67% from their late November peak.
Minnesota's record low flu season continues. Either the number of people suffering with seasonal flu isn't down - or at least isn't down by that much - but they are…
Covid-19 non-ICU hospitalizations are also down, 62% from their late November peak.
The number of Covid-19 non-ICU patients is also down: by 53.2% – or 757 beds – from their peak of late November.
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…
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.
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.
Occasionally, policy makers and pundits will harrumph about 'Covid fatigue'. Perhaps, just perhaps, the constant shrieking from America's media - which isn't warranted by the data - has worn people…
Minnesota's ICU capacity, including beds available at 72 hours notice, is down 34% from November 23rd and 49% from May 27th.
The number of ICU beds available in Minnesota at 72 hours notice has fallen by 22% since May 27th.
Admissions are surging so why is capacity falling?