Coronavirus: Minnesota Death Toll Reaches 143

MINNESOTA — Nine more people have died from the new coronavirus, the Minnesota Department of Health announced Monday. That brings to total number of deaths from the virus to 143 in the state.

A total of 2,470 people have been confirmed to have had COVID-19. Of those cases, 1,202 no longer need to be isolated.

Coronavirus testing

Total approximate number of completed tests: 46,850

• Total approximate number of completed tests from the MDH Public Health Lab: 10,170
• Total approximate number of completed tests from external laboratories: 36,680

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Total cases requiring hospitalization: 602

• Hospitalized as of Monday: 237
• Hospitalized in ICU as of Monday: 126

Age ranges of cases

0-5 years: 1%
6-19 years: 2%
20-44 years: 33%
45-64 years: 33%
65+ years: 31%
Unknown/ missing: <1%

Gender

• 52% female, 48% male

Residence type

Private residence: 66%
Long-term care facility/Assisted living: 19%
Homeless shelter: <1%
Jail/prison: 1%
Residential behavioral health: 5%
Other: <1%
Unknown/missing: 9%

Deaths by race

White: 73%
Black: 3%
Asian: <1%
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander: 0%
American Indian/ Alaska Native: 2%
Other: 0%
Unknown/missing: 22%

Likely Exposure:

Travel: 17%
Congregate Living Setting (staff or resident): 26%
Health Care (staff): 12%
Community (known contact with confirmed case): 10%
Community (no known contact with confirmed case): 17%
Unknown/missing: 18%

Deaths by county

(Data will not include most recent deaths)

Anoka: 2

Brown: 1

Chisago: 1

Clay: 3

Dakota: 6

Hennepin: 80

Martin: 4

Mille Lacs: 1

Nicollet: 2

Olmsted: 4

Ramsey: 10

Rice: 1

Scott: 1

St. Louis: 10

Washington: 4

Wilkin: 2

Winona: 10

Wright: 1

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