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Minnesota COVID-19 stories show personal tragedies, larger trends

Near the end of her battle with COVID-19, Gloria Hays was hanging on, even though the infection combined with asthma made the 89-year-old woman unresponsive and unable to speak.

Her youngest daughter wasn't allowed to visit Hays in her isolation at a Plymouth memory care center, but had a worker bring a phone to her mother's ear: "We love you. So many are there with you," Ava McKnight recalled telling her mom. "If you're waiting for us to visit, we can't. Let go in your own time."

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-no-covid-19-peak-yet-state-reports-nine-new-deaths/569628222/

 

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