MDH: 5 newly reported COVID-19 deaths, 390 current hospitalizations

Monday, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported*:

  • 5 new deaths from COVID-19

*Data posted on Monday represents data as of 4 a.m. on Friday. MDH says all of the deaths reported Monday are from June 2022.

MDH also reported the following data regarding hospital capacity**:

  • 1,016 ICU, non-COVID beds in use for adult and pediatric patients
  • 34 ICU, COVID beds in use for adult and pediatric patients
  • 6,293 non-ICU, non-COVID beds in use for adult and pediatric patients
  • 356 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:

  • 10.17M COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered
  • 2.31M third-dose and booster shots have been administered
  • 3.73M people have completed the vaccine series
  • 1.69M people up to date with vaccine doses
  • 75.3% of those 5 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine

As of May 23, 2022, MDH has expanded the data points it is reporting related to COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough cases. The full data set can be viewed here.

View the complete update via the interactive infographic below or here.


Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported, as of Monday, only one county had a low rate of COVID-19 community transmission. Another six counties are considered at a substantial spread and 10 counties had substantial community spread. All other counties had high COVID-19 community transmission.

View the complete update via the interactive map below or here.

The map below displays data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as it pertains to community transmission levels. Courtesy: CDC
According to the CDC, counties in red have a high level of community transmission, in orange have a substantial level, in yellow have a moderate level and in blue have a low level.