2 More Die From Coronavirus In Minnesota; Nearly 400 Cases

MINNESOTA — The number of confirmed deaths related to the new coronavirus is up to four in Minnesota, state health officials announced Friday. Authorities did not yet release information on where the two most recent deaths occurred.

The two previous deaths involved residents of Ramsey County who were in their 80s.

A total of 398 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Minnesota. Of those, 180 no longer need to be isolated.

• Total approximate number of completed tests: 14,003
  • Approximate number of completed tests from the MDH Public Health Lab: 6,929
  • Approximate number of completed tests from external laboratories: 7,074
• Total cases requiring hospitalization: 51
• Hospitalized as of Friday: 34

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Here are the counties where Minnesota's cases have been confirmed:

Anoka 10
Beltrami 1
Benton 1
Big Stone 1
Blue Earth 7
Carver 8
Cass 1
Chisago 2
Clay 4
Dakota 28
Dodge 5
Fairbault 1
Fillmore 3
Goodhue 2
Hennepin 141
Jackson 1
Kandiyohi 1
Lac qui Parle 1
Le Sueur 10
Lincoln 1
Mahnomen 1
Martin 18
Mower 10
Nicollet 3
Olmsted 34
Ramsey 34
Renville 1
Rice 2
Scott 7
Sherburne 3
Sibley 1
St. Louis 5
Stearns 5
Steele 5
Wabasha 4
Waseca 3
Washington 22
Wilkin 1
Winona 4
Wright 5

Minnesota's "stay at home" order begins Friday at 11:59 p.m. It will end at 5 p.m. on April 10.

Here's a list of what will be open, and what will be closed, during the two-week period ordered by Gov. Tim Walz.

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