10,000 Minnesota health care workers filed for unemployment in past 10 days

More than 10,000 Minnesota health care workers have applied for unemployment assistance in the last 10 days, more than quadruple the number who applied for the financial assistance in all of last year.

The state's health care system prepares to ramp up to peak capacity in coming weeks as 15% of people who contract COVID-19 end up in the hospital and 5% require intensive care. Yet the order from Gov. Tim Walz indefinitely postponing all nonessential or elective surgeries and procedures as of Monday has reduced the revenue available to pay for care at peak levels.

https://www.startribune.com/10-000-minnesota-health-care-workers-filed-for-unemployment-in-past-10-days/569143992/