New COVID Cases in Minnesota Surpass 2,600
ST. PAUL The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting that 10 more people have died due to complications related to COVID-19. The statewide death total is now at 6,932.
The number of positive cases continues to rise with 2,659 new cases being reported Thursday. It s the second day in a row that numbers have surpassed 2,500, which are numbers similar to what we were seeing back in early January.
Stearns county has 82 new cases, Sherburne County has 71 new cases, and Benton County has 23 new cases.
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With COVID restrictions changing all the time around the world and off chance you may get stranded in another country, if you test positive before your flight, it makes sense to maybe plan your vacation closer to home, or within the United States.
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You won t be alone, many are planning their vacations domestically this summer. According to VRBO, AirDNA, domestic bookings within the U.S. have hit their highest ever monthly level in February.
Spirit Airlines CEO, Ted Christie, shared with the Wall Street Journal that traffic on the Spirit website has doubled since the Christmas and New Year holiday season.
Record High in St. Cloud Monday, Storms on Monday Night
ST. CLOUD It was a really warm Monday.
The National Weather Service says the official high in St. Cloud was 84 degrees. That breaks the record for the date which was 81 degrees in 1912 and again in 1991.
The normal high for this time of the year is 50.
The warm day set the stage for some thunderstorms Monday evening. Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for places like Meeker and Wright county. Both Stearns and Benton counties were also briefly in a warning last night. The primary threats were quarter-size hail and 60 mile an hour winds.
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