(KNSI) – Minnesota adds 727 new COVID-19 cases today, with a total of 41 new cases in the St. Cloud area. Wright County adds the most with 17, and Stearns County sees 15. Sherburne, Morrison and Benton counties all record fewer than 10 new cases today.
Minnesota processed 21,432 tests Sunday, and only 3.4 percent came back positive.
The state also confirms two new deaths: one person from Ramsey County in their 50s and a Hennepin County resident in their 90s.
Statewide, 450 people are currently hospitalized for COVID-19.
As Minnesota’s COVID-19 cases continue their decline, vaccinations are still moving ahead. As of Friday, 418,299 Minnesotans have gotten their first COVID-19 vaccine shot. Almost 112,000 more have gotten both doses. Stearns County leads the five-county area with the greatest percent of its population vaccinated with at least one dose: 11 percent.
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