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57 deaths from COVID-19 and more than 2,100 cases have been reported in Minnesota.
Today (Saturday) Christmas Eve figures are reported due to the release of data on Christmas Day. COVID data for Christmas and Saturday will be communicated on Sunday.
There have now 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.
Recent deaths include someone aged 40-44 in Olmsted County and someone aged 45 to 49 in Ramsey County.
Hospitalizations
Hospitalization figures are not updated on weekends.
As of Dec. 23, the number of people with COVID-19 hospitalized in Minnesota is 1,048. That’s down from 1,060 hospitalized on Tuesday.
Of those hospitalized, 238 were in intensive care and 810 received treatment that was not used in the ICU.
Test rates and positivity
The 2,142 positive results of Saturday’s update came from 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 positive percentage rate (divided by the total number of tests completed) of less than 5% be needed for at least two weeks to reopen the economy safely. This 5% threshold is based on the total positives divided by the total tests.
Coronavirus in Minnesota by the numbers
- Total tests: 5,392,411 (compared to 5,339,550)
- Tested people: 2,918,243 (compared to 2,903,339)
- Positive cases: 406,545 (to 404,403)
- Deaths: 5,107 – 150 of which are “probable *” (up to 5,050)
- Active cases: 23,840 (to 23,134)
- Patients who no longer need isolation: 382,705 (to 381,269)
* Probable deaths are patients who died after testing positive for the COVID-19 antigen test, which is thought to be less accurate than the more common PCR test.