Once again, both Mpls and STP have instituted citywide mask mandates.

In Minnesota, the highly contagious Omicron variant accounts for nearly 70% of the cases, with 4.3% of all new COVID-19 cases being among fully vaccinated people ages 12 and up, according to the state’s last reporting period of Nov. 28.

Since July, however, the numbers have trended upward In Minneapolis, with the community transmission rate exceeding 900 cases per 100,000 people, putting the City in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s high-risk area category.