MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) Minnesota health officials say there have been 728 additional COVID-19 cases and six more deaths in the last 24 hours.
On Sunday, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) updated its coronavirus figures, with about 69,584 cases now confirmed since March. Of those cases, 62,373 people who contracted the virus no longer need to be isolated.
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Of the six additional deaths, four were involved in one in a long-term facility (LTC), which were hit hard during the pandemic. The death toll from the state has now reached 1,767 with 1,310 of those in LTC facilities.
In hospitals, there are currently 301 patients in need of treatment, 15 as of Saturday. There are 137 patients in intensive care units, 11 as of Saturday.
Approximately 16,700 tests were completed in the last 24 hours, with more than 1.37 million tests overall.
According to the state’s Dial Back Dashboard, the state’s positivity level is at 5% as of August 12, due to data leakage. The positivity rate, a rolling average of seven days, is one of the health indicators used to determine the recovery of the state.
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