Coronavirus News In Minnesota: Latest COVID-19 Headlines From April 28, 2020
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- On Tuesday, Gov. Tim Walz will meet with Vice President Mike Pence, who has an appointment at Rochester's Mayo Clinic to learn about a new coronavirus testing "moonshot" that has the famed clinic partnering with the state and its flagship university to quickly boost the state's capacity to 20,000 tests a day. Follow national updates on CBS News' live blog.
- 8:30 p.m.: President Donald Trump signs an executive order to reopen America's meat processing plants.
- 4 p.m.: Vice President Mike Pence causes some controversy during his visit to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester for not complying with their face mask policy.
- 3:47 p.m.: Midwest Dairy to donate $500,000 to food banks across the 10-state region they serve in the wake of COVID-19.
- 1:58 p.m.: Wisconsin health official say there are now 6,289 cases of COVID-19. Three hundred people have died due to the virus.
- 12:57 p.m.: U.S. reports 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, a third of the global total.
- 12:17 p.m.: The city of Minneapolis announces 11 miles of "Stay Healthy Streets" to allow for safer recreation while maintaining social distance.
- 12:00 p.m.: After COVID-19 cases forced food processing plants to close, farmers and distributors must face the difficult decision of what to do with their produce.
- 11:45 a.m.: Vice President Mike Pence arrives in Rochester in Air Force Two to tour Mayo Clinic with Gov. Tim Walz. Walz will be walking the vice president through the state's new testing strategy.
- 11:25 a.m.: St. Paul Mayor Carter announces a set of fine, fee and collection relief measures in response to the economic impact of COVID-19.
- 11:07 a.m.: Walker Art Center launches an online archive experience where visitors can explore 30 years of dialogues and film retrospectives.
- 11:05 a.m.: Sen. Karin Housley urges universal testing in long-term care facilities.
- 11 a.m.: Minnesota saw its biggest single-day jump in COVID-19 cases Tuesday as officials reported 365 additional lab-confirmed cases, bringing the state's total to 4,181. Fifteen more people also died, bringing the death total to 301.
- 9 a.m.: Thirty-four Wisconsin state parks, forests and recreational areas closed for three weeks will be able to reopen on Friday as temperatures increase across the state and cases of coronavirus level off, Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday.
- 8:30 a.m.: The pet dog of a family taking part in a study at Duke University is apparently the first in the U.S. to test positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.
- 7 a.m.: Target CEO Brian Cornell discusses 275% jump in online sales and employee/guest safety during the pandemic.
- 6:30 a.m.: Thirteen patients at a nursing home in northeast Minneapolis have died from COVID-19.
- 6 a.m.: Vice President Mike Pence is set to visit Rochester's Mayo Clinic Tuesday to learn about coronavirus testing.
- 5:30 a.m.: U.S. oil nosedived towards $10 a barrel Tuesday after a major exchange-traded fund started selling its short-term contracts of the commodity, and storage concerns mounted as the coronavirus strangled demand.
- 5 a.m.: By Tuesday night, 1 million people in the United States are likely to have caught the new coronavirus disease. Meanwhile, a growing number of states are easing measures aimed at curbing the virus.
- Yesterday: Check out all the headlines from April 27.
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