MDH: 7 newly reported COVID-19 deaths, 217 current hospitalizations
Friday, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported:
- 7 new deaths from COVID-19*
*MDH reports four of those deaths were from March, one was from February and one was from January.
MDH also reported the following data regarding hospital capacity**:
- 6,384 ICU, non-COVID beds in use for adult and pediatric patients
- 26 ICU, COVID beds in use for adult and pediatric patients
- 978 non-ICU, non-COVID beds in use for adult and pediatric patients
- 191 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:
- 9.49 million COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered
- 2018 million third-dose and booster shots have been administered
- 3.67 million people have completed the vaccine series
- 2.54 million people up to date with vaccine doses
- 74.6% of those 5 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine
View the complete update via the interactive infographic below or here.
Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported, as of Friday, five counties in Minnesota were at a high level of COVID-19 community transmission. 22 counties were considered at a substantial spread.
View the complete update via the interactive map below or here.