MDH: 9 newly reported COVID-19 deaths, 426 current hospitalizations
Thursday, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported:
- Nine new deaths from COVID-19
*MDH says all of the deaths reported Thursday are from this month.
MDH also reported the following data regarding hospital capacity**:
- 1,007 ICU, non-COVID beds in use for adult and pediatric patients
- 33 ICU, COVID beds in use for adult and pediatric patients
- 6,355 non-ICU, non-COVID beds in use for adult and pediatric patients
- 393 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:
- 9.95 million COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered
- 2.25 million third-dose and booster shots have been administered
- 3.70 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
View the complete update via the interactive infographic below or here.
Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported, as of Thursday, 79 counties in Minnesota remained at a high level of COVID-19 community transmission. Another four counties are considered at a substantial spread, and the remaining four counties have moderate spread.
View the complete update via the interactive map below or here.