Minnesota Confirms 443 New COVID-19 Cases, 4 Deaths Across State Tuesday

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(KNSI) – Four more Minnesotans have died from COVID-19, according to the Minnesota Department of Health’s Tuesday situation update. There are also 443 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases around the state, including 40 in the St. Cloud area.

Sherburne County adds the highest number of new cases with 14, followed by 12 in Stearns County, nine in Wright County, three in Morrison County and two in Benton County.

Though Monday’s test volume was low at 10,915 tests, the test positivity rate also stayed low at 4.1 percent.

Right now, 243 people are hospitalized for COVID-19 in Minnesota.

Meanwhile, more than 908,000 Minnesotans have gotten their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine with more options on the way. The state placed its first order for the newly approved Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine on Sunday.

Around the five-county St. Cloud area, 61,696 people have received at least their first COVID-19 vaccine dose, as of Saturday. Stearns County leads the pack with the highest percentage of its population vaccinated — 16.5 percent.

After almost one year since the pandemic hit the U.S., 47,608 people around St. Cloud have had lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 504 people in the area have died from the disease.