Minnesotans are still dying more than they were before COVID. Why?

Minnesotans are still dying more than they were before COVID. Why?

Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images.Deaths in Minnesota declined for the second year in a row in 2023, but mortality’s still higher than it was in 2019, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2023, the most recent year with data available, Minnesota’s age-adjusted death rate was 681.7 per 100,000, compared to 649.2 in 2019 and 756.5 at the pandemic’s peak in 2021. This mirrors nationwide trends, though Minnesota’…