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MDH Expects 60K COVID Tests A Day Once New Saliva Testing Sites Start To Open
The weekly change in cases was up 9.6%, while test growth was up 7.8%, according to MDH Commissioner Jan Malcolm.
By Kate Raddatz
October 19, 2020
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Department of Health announced Monday there are currently 469 COVID-19 patients in the hospital, and 137 of them in the ICU for COVID-related complications.
The weekly change in cases was up 9.6%, while test growth was up 7.8%, according to MDH Commissioner Jan Malcolm.
Find out what's happening in Across Minnesotafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
“Despite our really high testing numbers, we’re still not able to catch all the disease that’s out there,” Malcolm said.
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