Updated 12:30 p.m.
Minnesota officials on Wednesday reported 66 new COVID-19 deaths and 2,019 new cases as a week of hope and uncertainty continued.
The count of known, active cases in Minnesota continued to fall to near 12,000, a level not seen since late October, part of an overall slowdown in caseloads since their late November, early December peak.
Hospitalization trends have also improved significantly over the past two weeks. As of Tuesday, 926 people were in the hospital with COVID-19 in Minnesota, with 207 needing intensive care. Both numbers are down by about half from their late November peaks.
Still, the state reported 66 more deaths from the disease. More than 2,800 Minnesotans have died from COVID-19 complications during November and December. That’s more than half of all pandemic deaths, with December the deadliest month by far.
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