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Here is the latest data on Minnesota's battle against COVID-19, the delta and omicron variants and the efforts to increase vaccinations and testing across the state

Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday said the state would use federal funding to hire temporary health care staff to deploy around the state. Minnesota hospitals said the backup was welcome as they reported staff vacancies fueled by the omicron variant.

Minnesota child care providers are no longer required to quarantine children and staff who are deemed close contacts to someone with COVID-19.

Minnesota child care providers are no longer required to quarantine children and staff who are deemed close contacts to someone with COVID-19.

Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday said the state would use federal funding to hire temporary health care staff to deploy around the state. Minnesota hospitals said the backup was welcome as they reported staff vacancies fueled by the omicron variant.

Minnesota child care providers are no longer required to quarantine children and staff who are deemed close contacts to someone with COVID-19.

The new guidance for distributing scarce COVID-19 treatments came just as a conservative group challenged the states old rules.

Here is the latest data on Minnesota's battle against COVID-19, the delta and omicron variants and the efforts to increase vaccinations and testing across the state.

Governor Tim Walz plans to use federal aid dollars to hire hundreds of nurses and other health professionals from outside the state to assist hospitals here.

Despite averaging more than 10,000 newly reported cases of COVID-19 over the past week, Minnesota actually ranks 42nd of 50 states in terms of cases per 100,000 people, according to the New York Times.