MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — More Minnesota cities are requiring face masks indoors. Duluth and Minnetonka join the growing list — ordinances passed in both cities at council meetings last night.
The health department is still trying to decide whether a statewide mask mandate makes sense for Minnesota.
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READ MORE: More Than 1 Million Wisconsin Residents Have Been VaccinatedA new model from the “Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation” predicts Minnesota will average around 330 new cases of COVID-19 each day this fall. However, if wearing masks becomes more universal, the model predicts only around 50 new cases each day.
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