10 Deaths, 576 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases In Minnesota

MINNESOTA — The Minnesota Department of Health has confirmed 10 people have died and 576 have been infected with the new coronavirus statewide.

On Friday officials reported just four deaths, meaning the statewide death toll more than doubled over the weekend. The state has not released any information on the latest victims, their ages or their locations, but the DOH has confirmed that 92 people are now hospitalized by the virus and 24 of those patients are in the ICU.

While cases continue to grow, almost half the patients have returned home healthy. Of the 576 people confirmed to have caught COVID-19, 260 no longer need to be isolated. A total of 18,822 Minnesotans have now been tested for the virus, meaning just 3 percent of tests are coming back positive.

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Below is a breakdown of all the confirmed coronavirus cases by county:

Anoka: 22 cases
Beltrami: 3 cases
Benton: 1 case
Big Stone: 1 case
Blue Earth: 9 cases
Carver: 10 cases
Cass: 1 case
Chisago: 3 cases
Clay: 4 cases
Clearwater: 2 cases
Cottonwood: 1 case
Dakota: 46 cases
Dodge: 8 cases
Douglas: 1 case
Faribault: 1 case
Fillmore: 7 cases
Goodhue: 3 cases
Hennepin: 190 cases
Isanti: 2 cases
Itasca: 1 case
Jackson: 1 case
Kandiyohi: 1 case
Lac qui Parle: 1 case
Le Sueur: 13 cases
Lincoln: 1 case
Mahnomen: 1 case
Martin: 23 cases
Meeker: 1 case
Mower: 12 cases
Nicollet: 3 cases
Olmstead: 51 cases
Otter Tail: 1 case
Ramsey: 50 cases
Renville: 1 case
Rice: 3 cases
Scott: 10 cases
Sherburne: 7 cases
Sibley: 1 case
St. Louis: 12 cases
Stearns: 5 cases
Steele: 6 cases
Wabasha: 6 cases
Waseca: 3 cases
Washington: 34 cases
Watonwan: 1 case
Wilkin: 1 case
Winona: 5 cases
Wright: 6 cases

Minnesota's "stay at home" order began Friday at 11:59 p.m. It ends at 5 p.m. on April 10.
Here's more information on what remains open, and what has been closed, during the two-week period ordered by Gov. Tim Walz.