MDH: 41 newly reported COVID-19 deaths, 833 current hospitalizations
Wednesday, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported*:
- 41 new deaths from COVID-19
*MDH noted 35 of the deaths reported Wednesday are from this month and six are from last month.
MDH also reported the following data regarding hospital capacity**:
- 909 ICU, non-COVID beds in use for adult and pediatric patients
- 130 ICU, COVID beds in use for adult and pediatric patients
- 5,747 non-ICU, non-COVID beds in use for adult and pediatric patients
- 703 non-ICU, COVID beds in use for adult and pediatric patients
**For this data set, MDH defines COVID beds in use as being “the number of patients who are currently positive with COVID-19 occupying a staffed inpatient bed in Minnesota. This does not include patients that were once positive but are now negative.”
Additionally, MDH said:
- 9.34 million COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered
- 2.11 million third-dose and booster shots have been administered
- 3.63 million people have completed the vaccine series
- 74.2% of those 5 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine
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Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported, as of Wednesday, all counties in Minnesota remained at a high level of COVID-19 community transmission.
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