Now with 2,000 COVID-19 deaths, Minnesota health leaders consider what state has learned and lost

The milestone reached in Minnesota this weekend is sobering, with COVID-19 deaths equaling the population of Hinckley, Eyota or Warroad.

The COVID-19 pandemic has inundated people with waves of numbers about infections and positivity rates and diagnostic test performance, but the milestone Minnesota reached this weekend is sobering.

Two thousand deaths.

That’s the population of Hinckley, Eyota, or Warroad.

“Two thousand is a big number,” said Dr. Rahul Koranne of the Minnesota Hospital Association. “That’s heartbreaking.” Continue reading.