Coronavirus: Over 100 Minnesotans Have Died In Last 5 Days

MINNESOTA — More than 100 Minnesotans have died from the new coronavirus in the past five days, according to numbers released by the state health department. Fourteen more deaths were recorded Monday, bringing Minnesota's overall toll to 286.

More than 3,800 people in the state have tested positive for the virus. Of those, over 1,800 are out of isolation.

Death toll in the last seven days:

4/21: 17
4/22: 19
4/23: 21
4/24: 21
4/25: 23
4/26: 28
4/27: 14

More than 140 people have died from the virus in the past seven days in Minnesota.

Cases overall

Total approximate number of completed tests: 61,268

• Total approximate number of completed tests from the MDH Public Health Lab: 11,493
• Total approximate number of completed tests from external laboratories: 49,775

Total positive: 3,816

Total cases requiring hospitalization: 861

• Hospitalized as of Monday: 292
• Hospitalized in ICU as of Monday: 122

Patients no longer needing isolation: 1,842

Age range for cases

0-5 years: 1%
6-19 years: 3%
20-29 years: 13%
30-39 years: 16%
40-49 years: 14%
50-59 years: 16%
60-69 years: 13%
70+ years: 25%
Unknown/ missing: <1%

Gender

• 50% female, 50% male

Race

White: 52%
Black: 14%
Asian: 4%
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander: <1%
American Indian/ Alaska Native: 1%
Other: 9%
Unknown/missing: 21%

Likely exposure

Travel: 12%
Congregate Living Setting (staff or resident): 27%
Health Care (staff): 9%
Community (known contact with confirmed case): 12%
Community (no known contact with confirmed case): 16%
Unknown/missing: 24%

Residence type

Private residence: 57%
Long-term care facility/Assisted living: 22%
Homeless shelter: 1%
Jail/prison: 1%
Residential behavioral health: 2%
Other: 1%
Unknown/missing: 16%

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