Coronavirus: 89 Cases In Minnesota, Now In 18 Counties

TWIN CITIES, MN — The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus known as COVID-19 jumped to 89 in Minnesota Thursday. That number is up from 77 Wednesday.

The cases are now in the counties of Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Martin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Stearns, Waseca, Washington, and Wright.

Nearly two weeks have passed since Minnesota's first COVID-19 case was confirmed. A total of 3,038 patients have been tested so far. No deaths have occurred.

View Minnesota Department of Health's map of the current cases here.

Here's the latest in the coverage of COVID-19 in Minnesota:

Twin Cities Archbishop: Pray For Gov. Walz, 'All Public Servants'

Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis wants Catholics to pray for the public workers in the fight against COVID-19.

Minnesota Lacks Hospital Beds To Fight Coronavirus: Study

A new report from ProPublica finds that Minnesota's hospital systems would struggle to treat all patients.

West St. Paul Restaurant Closed 9 Days After Opening

The bistro pub and craft beer house opened to the public earlier this month.

MDH: Employers Should Not Require Coronavirus Test For Sick Leave

There aren't enough tests to go around at this point, and people going into work when they're sick risk spreading COVID-19.

All Masses Canceled In Twin Cities Over Coronavirus Fears

Archbishop Hebda noted that a priest in another U.S. diocese tested positive for COVID-19 after unknowingly putting his parish at risk.

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