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Lawmakers meet as Minnesota's COVID-19 cases top 1,000

by Associated Press
| April 7, 2020 10:27 AM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota's virus infection count surpassed 1,000 Tuesday, as lawmakers moved closer to passing legislation to ensure first responders and health care workers on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19 qualify for workers compensation, even if they can't prove they caught the virus in the line of duty.

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