COVID

Late January, early February is the typical peak for respiratory illnesses/viruses in Minnesota. Dr. George Morris from CentraCare joined me on WJON. He explains a couple weeks after the holidays is when these illnesses spike and that leads to more people needing hospitalization.

COVID-19 variants continue to mutate but should we be concerned with the latest one? The latest is an omicron variant called XBB .1.116. CentraCare Spokesman Dr. George Morris joined me on WJON to explain what this new COVID variant is.

St. Cloud Hospital and hospitals throughout the country are experiencing a triple threat of respiratory illnesses which includes, flu, COVID-19 and RSV. Doctor George Morris is the Physician/Vice-President for Performance Excellence at CentraCare.

The cases of influenza, COVID-19 and RSV are on the rise at St. Cloud Hospital. That according to CentraCare spokesman Dr. George Morris. He says the respiratory illness season is about about 2 months ahead of where it normally would be this time of year.

Minnesota was seeing about 3,000 new applications for businesses every month, but in July of 2020 that number more than doubled

First-grade students in Grand Marais, MN are doing their part to fight the COVID-19 virus with something they call "virus traps."

COVID-19 and the recent cold weather are both taking plenty of attention in the St. Cloud Catholic Community School system. That according to President Scott Warzecha. Warzecha and Cathedral Activities Director Emmett Keenan joined me on WJON today.

At least four breweries around Minnesota have updated their COVID-19 protocols to require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test.

If you're having trouble finding at-home COVID-19 tests in Minnesota stores, that may because some Minnesotans are buying them up to resell at higher prices.

Between COVID and the weather, the first day of the 2021 Great Minnesota Get-Back-Together probably didn't make the return we were all hoping for. Still, the photos of the first day are giving us all the feels.

A recent poll reported by Digital Hub found the top 50 things people likely won't do again after the pandemic. Here are the top 10:

“There is video,”