COVID In Minnesota: 483 New Cases & 9 More Deaths
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Minnesota's rolling average COVID-19 positivity rate is still on the way down, now standing at levels not seen since the middle of last summer. The latest figures show a 3.2% rate in Minnesota. The line for high risk is drawn at 10%, and the line for caution at 5%.
The rate of new daily cases per 100,000 residents stands at 9, which is below the line of high risk (though above the line for caution), and down significantly from the recent peak of nearly 230.
Hospitalization rates have been falling alongside the positivity rate over recent weeks. The figure is currently at 5.3 per 100,000 residents, down from nearly 30 in January.
Meanwhile, Minnesota officials on Wednesday reported 483 new cases and nine more deaths due to COVID-19. Since the start of the pandemic, 12,280 Minnesotans have died from the virus.
The latest figures from the Minnesota Department of Health place the total case count at 1,422,815, which includes 62,222 reinfections.
There have now been 61,035 hospitalizations for COVID-19, according to the latest figures, 11,293 of which were ICU hospitalizations.
Also, the number of people currently listed in ICU with COVID-19 is also hovering far below the figures reported in previous months, currently sitting at 42. Until late February, that figure hadn't been below 100 since last August. There are currently 264 COVID patients in non-ICU beds.
A total of 9,470,459 vaccine doses have been administered in the state, including about 2.17 million boosters. Of the state's 5 and older population, 74.6% have received at least one shot; that figure is at 96.6% among the state's 65+ population.
