Coronavirus Update: 373 People Out Of Isolation In Minnesota

TWIN CITIES, MN — The number of confirmed deaths related to the new coronavirus is up to 18 in Minnesota, state health officials announced Thursday. That number is up one since Wednesday.

A total of 742 people have so far tested positive for COVID-19. Of those, 373 people no longer need to be isolated.

Total approximate number of completed tests: 22,934

• Total approximate number of completed tests from the MDH Public Health Lab: 8,580
• Total approximate number of completed tests from external laboratories: 13,814

Total cases requiring hospitalization: 138

• Hospitalized as of Thursday: 75
  • Hospitalized in ICU as of Thursday: 38

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Ages

All cases: 4 months - 104 years
Non-hospitalized cases: 4 months - 104 years
Hospitalized cases: 6 - 98 years
Hospitalized cases in ICU: 25 - 98 years
Deaths: 58 - 95 years

Gender

• 52 percent female
• 48 percent male

Exposure

Cruise ship: 3%
International travel: 15%
Known exposure to a case: 22%
Travel to another state (with no known exposure): 20%
Community transmission in MN: 31%
Unknown/missing: 10%

Cases by county

Anoka 30
Beltrami 4
Benton 1
Big Stone 1
Blue Earth 10
Brown 2
Carlton 3
Carver 10
Cass 1
Chisago 3
Clay 8
Clearwater 2
Cottonwood 5
Crow Wing 2
Dakota 52
Dodge 10
Douglas 1
Faribault 2
Fillmore 9
Freeborn 5
Goodhue 4
Hennepin 235
Isanti 2
Itasca 2
Jackson 1
Kandiyohi 2
Koochiching 1
Lac qui Parle 1
Le Sueur 18
Lincoln 1
Lyon 3
Mahnomen 1
Martin 29
Meeker 1
Mower 15
Nicollet 3
Olmsted 66
Otter Tail 1
Ramsey 67
Renville 2
Rice 3
Scott 10
Sherburne 8
Sibley 1
St. Louis 13
Stearns 5
Steele 6
Traverse 2
Wabasha 6
Waseca 3
Washington 46
Watonwan 3
Wilkin 1
Winona 11
Wright 7
Yellow Medicine 1

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