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Minnesota reports its first case of the Omicron variant in a person who traveled from New York City.
2021-12-2

Minnesota reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant of SARS-CoV-2, which originated in South Africa. The patient is a person from the Twin Cities area who became ill on January 24 and tested positive on January 29.
2021-03-11

Florida reports their first case of the Brazil variant of SARS-CoV-2, making it the fourth state to do so after Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Maryland.
2021-02-19

Minnesota reports the first U.S. case of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 found in Brazil. The patient is a Twin Cities resident who traveled to Brazil.
2021-01-25

Minnesota reports a new daily record of 101 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the state's death toll to 3,476.
2020-11-27

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz imposes several new restrictions on businesses and indoor gatherings in response to a surge in new cases. It begins on November 20 and lasts for four weeks.
2020-11-18

Minnesota reports 3,483 new infections, its single day record since the pandemic began.
2020-11-3

Minnesota reports the first death tied to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, which drew hundreds of thousands of bikers despite COVID-19 concerns. The patient was a male biker in his 60s. At least 50 cases in Minnesota have been linked to Sturgis.
2020-09-2

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo adds Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio and Wisconsin to the state's quarantine requirement list, while Delaware is removed.
2020-07-14

Annie Glenn, widow of astronaut John Glenn and disability rights advocate, dies of COVID-19 in a nursing home in Minnesota.
2020-05-19