Minnesota COVID ICU Usage at Lowest Level Since Last Spring
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St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) - The number of people being treated for COVID-19 in Minnesota intensive care units is the lowest it has been since last spring.
Statistics provided by the state show 57 ICU beds across the state were being used by COVID-19 patients on Monday. The state’s COVID dashboard tracks the statistic back to June 9th when the number of hospitalizations began dropping after the initial surge of infections at the beginning of the pandemic. Overall, 315 people were hospitalized due to COVID in Minnesota on Monday. That’s the lowest that number has been since September 21st.
Minnesota COVID ICU Usage Lowest Since Late August
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St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) - The daily count of new COVID-19 cases in Minnesota remained below 1000 on Wednesday.
The Minnesota Department of Health today reported 669 new COVID-19 cases statewide. 36 of the new infections were found in Olmsted County.
24 additional coronavirus related deaths were reported throughout the state. One of them involved an Olmsted County resident in their 90s.
The daily testing total reported today by the state health department was about 17,200. The daily testing positivity rate was about four percent.
State officials also reported another drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations. There are currently 377 Minnesotans hospitalized due to the new viral illness with 77 of the patients requiring treatment in intensive care units. The ICU bed total is the lowest reported since the end of August.