Minnesota’s COVID-19 update for Monday, May 23

Monday’s COVID-19 replace from the Minnesota Division of Well being consists of 2,152 newly reported circumstances and 9 reported deaths. The state’s COVID-19 dying toll is now 12,596.

At the moment’s replace consists of case information that was reported in a 24-hour interval ending at 4 a.m. Friday, Could 20. Information from the weekend will likely be included in Tuesday’s replace. 

In accordance with the most recent Metropolitan Council wastewater information, 32.4% of samples in its protection space are BA.2, whereas BA.2.12.1 has elevated to 56% of all samples (as of Could 16). So in complete, the BA.2 household accounts for greater than 88% of all samples. The Met Council covers about two-thirds of the metro space, serving almost 2 million folks.

‘Hyper-contagious’ BA.4, BA.5 COVID variants confirmed in Minnesota

Hospitalizations

By means of Could 20, the variety of folks with COVID-19 hospitalized in Minnesota was 422 – down from the 442 reported on Could 19. Of these hospitalized, 36 individuals are in intensive care (up from 33) and 386 are in non-ICU care (down from 409).

Vaccine, booster stats

As of Could 19, the state reported that 3,914,064 folks have acquired at the least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, whereas 3,709,010 folks have accomplished the vaccine sequence. There are 2,553,247 Minnesotans who’re “updated” with their vaccine pictures, which incorporates boosters.

The proportion of Minnesota’s inhabitants with at the least one shot, based mostly on age group:

• 5-11: 42%
• 12-15: 66%
• 16-17: 69%
• 18-49: 73%
• 50-64: 81%
• 65+: 96%
• Complete inhabitants: 70.4%

The proportion of Minnesota’s inhabitants which have accomplished the vaccine sequence, based mostly on age group:

• 5-11: 38%
• 12-15: 62%
• 16-17: 65%
• 18-49: 68%
• 50-64: 78%
• 65+: 93%
• Complete inhabitants: 66.7%

The proportion of Minnesota’s inhabitants updated with vaccines, based mostly on age group:

• 5-11: 37%
• 12-15: 24%
• 16-17: 31%
• 18-49: 39%
• 50-64: 57%
• 65+: 83%
• Complete inhabitants: 45.9%

Coronavirus in Minnesota by the numbers

• Folks with at the least 1 vaccine shot: 3,914,064 (up from 3,913,466)
• Individuals who have accomplished vaccine sequence: 3,709,010 (up from 3,708,313)
• Folks updated with their vaccine sequence: 2,553,247 (down from 2,551,460)
• Constructive circumstances: 1,495,009 (up from 1,492,863)
• Reinfection circumstances: 70,676
• Deaths: 12,596 – 300 of that are *non-laboratory confirmed* (up from 12,587)
• Sufferers not requiring isolation: 1,464,639 (up from 1,461,669)

* Non-laboratory confirmed deaths are sufferers have COVID-19 listed on the dying certificates, however no documented constructive laboratory check for SARS-CoV-2.