COVID-19 linked to 77 more deaths in Minnesota despite some pandemic progress
Seventy-seven more COVID-19 deaths were reported by Minnesota health officials on Wednesday, including two people in their 30s and one person in the 40s age range.
The update from the Minnesota Department of Health brings the death toll to 3,692, despite some otherwise encouraging statistical trends in the pandemic.
The state also reported another 5,192 lab-confirmed infections, bringing the state’s total to 327,477 — including 286,219 people who have recovered to the point they are no longer risks for spreading the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
People 70 and older make up more than 80% of the total COVID-19 deaths in Minnesota. However, Wednesday’s additions included three people in their 50s and five people in their 60s. Only 26 COVID-19 deaths have involved people in their 30s, making the report of two such fatalities on a single day unusual.
Thirty-two of the deaths reported Wednesday involved people who lived in private