Long spared the high level of death and grief that has accompanied the spread of the coronavirus across the globe, northeastern Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin have seen a stunning increase in COVID-19 deaths in the past month. Sixty-five more deaths were reported statewide on Friday by Minnesota health authorities, despite encouraging signs that the last pandemic wave is in retreat. Cargill Inc. is temporarily closing an Ontario beef plant due to a new COVID-19 outbreak. Local health officials on Thursday said 82 out of the 200 people it tested since first declaring the outbreak on Dec. 4 have tested positive, with 129 others now self-isolating. We are tracking the spread of COVID-19 in Minnesota here.
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