(KNSI) – The Minnesota Department of Health reports that on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 3,838 Minnesotans tested positive for COVID-19. The three-day report also includes 8 new deaths from COVID-19, seven of which were recorded in August and one recorded in July.
Tuesday’s death count from COVID includes two people who were in their 40s.
Tuesday’s update from the MDH confirms 345 new COVID cases in the five-county area, with one-third of those cases coming from Stearns County alone.
- Benton: 25
- Morrison: 32
- Sherburne: 83
- Stearns: 115
- Wright: 90
As the state’s fourth wave of COVID cases continues, hospitalizations continue to increase. There are 547 patients currently receiving care in Minnesota’s hospitals due to COVID, up 33 patients compared to Monday. Just over a quarter of those patients (153) are in the ICU.
Meanwhile, last week was the state’s best week for COVID-19 vaccines administered since the number of doses given started to drop earlier this summer. From August 15th to the 21st, 62,284 Minnesotans received either their first or second dose of the vaccine. So far, 3,286,648 Minnesotans have gotten at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. That’s 69.9 percent of the state’s 12-and-older population and 59.1 percent of all Minnesotans.
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