MDH: 18 newly reported COVID-19 deaths, 418 current hospitalizations
Monday, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported*:
- 18 new deaths from COVID-19
*Data posted on Monday represents data as of 4 a.m. on Friday. Of the deaths reported Monday, MDH says three are from March 2022, 13 are from February 2022 and two are from January 2022.
MDH also reported the following data regarding hospital capacity**:
- 1,000 ICU, non-COVID beds in use for adult and pediatric patients
- 57 ICU, COVID beds in use for adult and pediatric patients
- 6,226 non-ICU, non-COVID beds in use for adult and pediatric patients
- 361 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:
- 9.43 million COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered
- 2.15 million third-dose and booster shots have been administered
- 3.66 millionpeople have completed the vaccine series
- 74.5% of those 5 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine
As of Monday, MDH also reported:
- 371,086 total breakthrough cases, accounting for 10.348% of fully vaccinated Minnesotans
- 10,073 total breakthrough hospitalizations, accounting for 0.281% of fully vaccinated Minnesotans
- 1,814 breakthrough deaths, accounting for 0.051% of fully vaccinated Minnesotans
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Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported, as of Monday, 46 counties in Minnesota remained at a high level of COVID-19 community transmission. Another 34 counties are considered at a substantial spread. Six counties are now listed as having moderate spread, and one county has dropped down to low transmission, the lowest amount.
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