MDH: 5 newly reported COVID-19 deaths, 414 current hospitalizations
Tuesday, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported:
- Five new deaths from COVID-19*
*Data reported on Tuesdays represents data as of the remainder of Friday, Saturday, Sunday and as of 4 a.m. on Monday. MDH reports all five deaths reported Tuesday were from this month.
In Tuesday’s report, the MDH said all five deaths happened in May of 2022.
MDH also reported the following data regarding hospital capacity**:
- 908 ICU, non-COVID beds in use for adult and pediatric patients
- 28 ICU, COVID beds in use for adult and pediatric patients
- 5,752 non-ICU, non-COVID beds in use for adult and pediatric patients
- 388 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:
- 9.98 million COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered
- 2.25 million third-dose and booster shots have been administered
- 3.7 million people have completed the vaccine series
- 2.55 million people up to date with vaccine doses
- 75.1% 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 Tuesday, all but 13 Minnesota counties remained at a high level of COVID-19 community transmission. Four have moderate spread, while nine others are listed as having substantial spread.
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