2 additional deaths reported as Minnesota COVID-19 cases continue to rise
Published 11:17 am Friday, March 27, 2020
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Two more people died from COVID-19 and 398 people have now tested positive for the virus, according to the Minnesota Department of Health on Friday.
The Minnesota Department of Health has confirmed four deaths related to COVID-19 as of Friday morning. – Provided
That brings the total deaths statewide to 4.
The department said of the 398 people who have now tested positive, 51 have had to be hospitalized. Thirty-four remain hospitalized today. There are 180 who no longer need to be isolated.
The department said 14,003 total tests have been completed, including 6,929 through the Minnesota Department of Public Health lab and 7,074 through external laboratories. The department states not all cases of COVID-19 are tested, so it is not representative of the total number of people in Minnesota who have or had COVID-19.
The highest number of confirmed cases are in Hennepin County with 141 and Olmsted and Ramsey counties, both with 34.
Mower County has had 10 confirmed cases, Steele has had five, Waseca has had three and Blue Earth has had seven.
