Gov. Walz praises drop in COVID-19 cases

Gov. Walz praises drop in COVID-19 cases in Minnesota.

I'm annalise johnson ?

"* in for katie lange.

Governor tim walz says as we near the end of the quote "pause" period ?

"* health officials are seeing some significant decreases in covid?

"*19 case positivty rates..

Kimt new three's jessica bringe joins us with why that seems to indicate many minnesotans followed c?

"*d?

"*c guidelines during thanksgiving.

Corona annalise ?

"* walz says minnesota is seeing a case positivity rate of around 6.5?*- percent after testing around 58?

"*thousand people today..

He says that's also where the state was back in september and october.

Walz says those number indicate right now ?

"* that many families social distanced during the thanksgiving holiday.

He says in this next week it will show if we're coming over the top of the peak..

But adds it's beenvery beginning to not overwhelm the health care system.

Walz also touched on the lawsuits over closed fitness centers and youth sports ?

"* he says he'll continue to follow the science but says he respects < this is exactly their constitutional rights to challenge these, i respect what the courts come out with.

This has been going on from the beginning.

I've got folks that help me make sure we're balancing the constitutional rights, the legality, to try and get this right.

I certinaly respect people's rights and that they're bringing it up because they're hurting.> corona walz says the death toll is still significant saying in the last 72?

"*hours more than 250 minnesotans have died which approaches the lives lost thank you jes.

Walz reiterated he believes minnesota should begin getting shipments of the vaccine by next week with shots ready to be administered hopefully by