(KNSI) – The Minnesota Department of Health reports 1,306 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths on Friday. One of those deaths was a Wright County resident who was in their 70s.
The five-county St. Cloud area sees 136 new cases.
Out of the 36,823 COVID-19 tests processed across Minnesota Thursday, 3.5 percent came back positive.
Right now, 464 Minnesotans are in the hospital with COVID-19.
Meanwhile, the state is getting closer to having 2.7 million people vaccinated against COVID-19. Currently, 48.4 of Minnesota’s total population is vaccinated with at least one dose. 40.6 percent of Minnesotans are considered fully vaccinated.
___
Copyright 2021 Leighton Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be broadcast, published, redistributed, or rewritten, in any way without consent.
FOLLOW US FOR INSTANT UPDATES!
FOLLOW US FOR INSTANT UPDATES!