Director Kris Ehresmann, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control Division

• Director Ehresmann reported 936 new cases of COVID-19. This brings the state’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 97,638.
• The median age for a case of COVID-19 is 35-years-old.
• There were seven new deaths due to COVID-19. This brings the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Minnesota to 2,015.
• A total of 7,546 patients have been hospitalized for COVID-19 thus far in the pandemic with 2,111 of those treated in the ICU.
• There were 53 new admissions to the hospitals.
• There were 16 new admissions to the ICU.
• 22,162 COVID-19 tests were reported to the state yesterday.
• Over the weekend, the state reached and passed two million COVID-19 tests conducted since the beginning of the pandemic.
• The seven-day COVID-19 average test positivity rate is 5.4%. It was at 4.4% a week prior. The state has been above the caution threshold of 5% for two days.
• Director Ehresmann said the state is seeing more cases associated with workplace settings and social gatherings.
• 89 clusters (cases of three or more) have been associated with food processing plants, grocery stores, and bakeries.
• 40 clusters have been associated with meat processing plants.
• 182 clusters have been associated with manufacturing plants
• 236 clusters have been associated with general businesses of all types.
• 77 bars and restaurants have been investigated. 47 establishments have had enough cases to be counted as an outbreak. 1,416 unique cases can be traced to bars and restaurants.
• 37 outbreaks have been associated with weddings. 11 have been associated with funerals. 22 have been associated with gyms.
• She reiterated the importance for everyone in the state to do their part to slow the spread of the virus – keep six feet of distance, wear a mask, wash hands, and stay home when sick.

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