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Minnesota leaders urge caution amid signs of COVID-19 peak But officials warn it s too soon to determine if worst of current wave is over. April 22, 2021 5:05am Text size Copy shortlink:
Declines in COVID-19 hospitalizations and Minnesota s reported test positivity rate offered hope Wednesday that a third pandemic wave in the state is peaking.
Both key benchmarks of pandemic activity had been steadily increasing since early March, with the positivity rate rising from 3.4% on March 2 to 7.4% on April 11 before falling back slightly to 7.3%. The 676 COVID-19 cases in Minnesota hospital inpatient beds on Tuesday also tripled the recent low of 210 on March 6. That number declined slightly from 686 on Monday.
COVID-19 ICU numbers near 2021 highs in Minnesota Vaccination progress continues with 52% of eligible Minnesotans and 85% of senior citizens at least receiving a first dose. April 19, 2021 11:33am Text size Copy shortlink:
The number of COVID-19 patients needing intensive care in Minnesota hospitals increased over the weekend, underscoring the continued threat of the pandemic despite vaccination progress in the state.
The 172 COVID-19 patients in hospital ICU beds on Sunday was a sharp increase from a recent low of 37 on March 6, but remained below the record 399 on Dec. 1 during the last pandemic wave. There were 682 total COVID-19 hospitalizations in Minnesota on Sunday.
The latest hospital figures were reported Monday along with six more COVID-19 deaths in Minnesota and 1,292 more infections with the novel coronavirus that causes the respiratory disease. The additions bring Minnesota s toll in the pandemic t