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Another 57 deaths from COVID-19 and more than 2,100 cases have been reported in Minnesota.
Christmas Eve figures are being reported today (Saturday) due to no data being released on Christmas Day. The COVID data for Christmas Day and Saturday will be reported on Sunday.
There have already been 5,107 deaths from the virus during the pandemic, of which 64.7% (3,305) came from long-term care, including 32 of the 57 reported on Saturday.
The latest deaths include someone aged 40-44 in Olmsted County and someone aged 45-49 in Ramsey County.
Hospitalizations
Hospitalization numbers are not updated on weekends.
As of December 23, the number of people with COVID-19 hospitalized in Minnesota was 1,048. This is less than 1,060 hospitalized on Tuesday.
Of those hospitalized, 238 were in intensive care and 810 were being treated outside the ICU.
Test rates and positivity
The 2,142 positive results in Saturday’s update were a total of 52,888 completed tests, creating a daily test positivity rate of 4.05%.
The World Health Organization recommended in May that a percentage rate of positivity (total positives divided by the total of completed tests) of less than 5% for at least two weeks is necessary to reopen the economy safely. This limit of 5% is based on the total of positives divided by the total of tests.
Coronavirus in Minnesota in numbers
- Total tests: 5,392,411 (over 5,339,550)
- People tested: 2,918,243 (over 2,903,339)
- Positive cases: 406,545 (above 404,403)
- Deaths: 5,107 – 150 of which are “probable *” (above 5,050)
- Active cases: 23,840 (out of 23,134)
- Patients who no longer need isolation: 382,705 (over 381,269)
* Probable deaths are patients who died after a positive test using the COVID-19 antigen test, which is considered less accurate than the most common PCR test.