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Restrictions eased for some but not for all
Social gathering limits increased while indoor food venues stay closed Posted
David Colburn
REGIONAL- The rate of new COVID-19 cases in the North Country has leveled off in the most recent data available, but an extension of the indoor service closures of restaurants and bars could make a difficult time even tougher for local business owners.
Numerous area establishments had already given up on making money via take-out sales and suspended operations during the initial closure, which began Nov. 20. Last Thursday, the day after Gov. Tim Walz extended the restrictions through Jan. 11, the Montana Café in Cook succumbed, at least in part to the news.
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Updated: 3:07 p.m.
Minnesota officials on Tuesday reported another 24 COVID-19 deaths, extending an already dreadful December and keeping the state on a path to reach a brutal milestone 5,000 total deaths by week’s end.
At the same time, other key COVID-19 metrics continue to offer definite signs of hope. New daily caseloads are retreating from their late November, early December peaks.
The Health Department posted 1,714 newly confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases, part of more than a week of relatively moderate new caseloads. An expected surge from Thanksgiving gatherings hasn’t happened yet.
The agency said 1,060 people were in the hospital with COVID-19 as of Monday, with 228 needing intensive care. The number of active, confirmed cases in Minnesota is below 20,000 the lowest since early November.