Governor Tim Walz says more than 100 nurses are arriving here in Minnesota to help out at health care facilities around the state with staff shortages.

The governor allocated 40-million dollars in American Rescue Plan funding to hire emergency staff.  They will help out at hospitals dealing with staff shortages during the current COVID-19 case surge.

Officials say the nurses will work up to 60 hours per week for 60 days to provide care for patients.

The first round of nursing teams will arrive at 23 hospitals around the state. Officials say an additional 100 nurses will arrive in Minnesota in the coming days to support even more health care facilities.