More COVID-19 restrictions likely in Minnesota, Walz says:

• Minnesota could see more COVID-19 restrictions this week, including a pause on youth and varsity athletics, to stem a surge in the pandemic that threatens to overwhelm hospitals and leave patients without care when needed. College students are also being advised to stay on campus over the Thanksgiving holiday or take precautions to prevent spread of the virus. Twenty-six COVID-19 deaths and 5,945 new coronavirus infections were reported by Minnesota health authorities on Tuesday amid signs of a worsening pandemic across the state. Hospitalizations climbed to another record number — with 1,669 people with COVID-19 occupying inpatients beds in Minnesota and 346 needing intensive care, according to the state’s pandemic response dashboard. COVID-19 patients now make up more than 30% of the 1,115 critically ill patients occupying 1,455 immediately available ICU beds. We are tracking the spread of COVID-19 in Minnesota here.