Coronavirus: Minnesota Death Toll Approaches 90

MINNESOTA — Nearly 90 people have died from the new coronavirus in Minnesota. Health officials announced Wednesday that eight more people died from COVID-19, bringing the state's death toll to 87.

More than half of the deaths were cases involving people who lived in Hennepin County

Deaths by county of residence

Note: The county residence data does not include latest cases

• Brown: 1
• Chisago: 1
• Clay: 1
• Dakota: 5
• Hennepin: 46
• Martin: 4
• Nicollet: 1
• Olmsted: 2
• Ramsey: 7
• Scott: 1
• St. Louis: 6
• Washington: 3
• Wilkin: 2
• Winona: 6
• Wright: 1

Deaths by race

White: 84%
Black: 2%
Asian: 1%
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander: 0%
American Indian/ Alaska Native: 1%
Other: <1%
Unknown/missing: 12%

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Cases overall

Total number of positive cases: 1,809

Patients no longer needing isolation: 940

Total cases requiring hospitalization: 445

• Hospitalized as of Wednesday 197
• Hospitalized in ICU as of Wednesday: 93

Exposure

Travel: 23%
Congregate Living Setting (staff or resident): 23%
Health Care (staff): 13%
Community (known contact with confirmed case): 9%
Community (no known contact with confirmed case): 17%
Unknown/missing: 15%

Residence

Private residence: 71%
Long-term care facility: 11%
Long-term acute living: 0%
Assisted living: 4%
Homeless shelter: <1%
Jail/prison: 1%
College dorm: 0%
Other: 3%
Unknown/missing: 10%

Gender of all cases

• 52% female, 48% male

Age groups

0-5 years: <1%
6-19 years: 2%
20-44 years: 35%
45-64 years: 34%
65+ years: 29%
Unknown/ missing: <1%

Also read: Minnesota Care Facilities With Coronavirus Exposure: New List