Governer Walz has announced the closing of Minnesota’s K-12 schools, beginnning Wednesday. Briana Bierschbach, Star Tribune: On Sunday, the governor announced that Minnesota now has 35 cases. One of the new COVID-19 cases occurred in south-central Minnesota's Renville County, making it the first in a largely rural county, the state Department of Health said. The state also has its first case affecting a teenager, in Dakota County. While investigations of each case are ongoing, there is no evidence yet of community transmission of the virus from one person to another within the state, said Kris Ehresmann, infectious disease director for the Health Department. All patients so far appear to have been infected during travel to high-risk areas or by contact with infected travelers, she said. Twenty of the 21 patients are recovering at home. One remains hospitalized in critical condition. http://m.startribune.com/minnesota-schools-will-close-for-eight-days-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic/568812082/