Coronavirus in Minnesota: zero new deaths reported in the state – MinnPost

MinnPost provides updates on coronavirus in Minnesota Sunday through Friday. The information is published following a press phone call with members of the Walz administration or after the release of daily COVID-19 figures by the Minnesota Department of Health.

Here are the latest updates from March 22, 2021:

There are no new deaths of COVID-19 to report in Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Health said Monday.

MDH also said Monday there have been 506,376 total cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota. The number of positives is up 1,152 from Sundays count and is based on 19,381 new tests. The seven-day positivity average, which lags by a week, is 4.5 percent, up from 3.6 percent the week prior. You can find the seven-day positive case average here.

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The state reports 1,430,349 people roughly 25.7 percent of Minnesotas population have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, including 78.9 percent of those 65 and older. The most recent data also shows 850,829 people 15.3 percent of the states population have completed their vaccinations.

The most recent data available show 77 Minnesotans are hospitalized in intensive care with COVID-19, and 241 are in the hospital with COVID-19 not in intensive care. You can find more information about Minnesotas current ICU usage and capacity here.

More information on cases can be found here.

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MDHs coronavirus website: https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/index.html

MDHs phone line for COVID-19 questions: 651-297-1304

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