Post offices in Duluth see increased holiday workload due to COVID-19
The influx of mail and packages this holiday season has caused post offices around the city to see long lines that stretch out the doors. 7:00 am, Dec. 17, 2020 ×
Customers enter the Lakeside Post Office on Wednesday morning. Six people were waiting in line before the station opened at 8:30 a.m. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
Due to COVID-19, there has been an increase in online shopping to avoid stores, and more people are deciding to be safe and stay home instead of gathering in groups over the holidays.
Those trends have made it an extra-busy time of year for the United States Postal Service.