Minnesota Covid-19 Update – Saturday, May 8

MN Covid-19 Update – Saturday, May 8
data reported by 5pm the previous day.
Positive cases 546,315 +1,081.  Including probable cases 586,959.
Health-care workers with positive cases 41,868 +46.
Cases no longer needing isolation 566,438 +2,112.
Active cases 13,297 -838.
Deaths 6,829 +8. Including probable deaths 7,224.
Deaths at long-term care and assisted living 4,137 (no change). Including probable cases 4,377.
Total patients hospitalized-cumulative 30,928 +73.
Total patients in ICU-cumulative  6,295 +10.
Total PCR tests processed 8,738,927 +26,056. Including antigen testing 9,477,892.
Number of people tested 4,108,262 +9,193.
Counties: Brown+1(2,972), Cottonwood+5(1,446), Martin+2(2,209), Nicollet+5(3,119), Pipestone+1(1,088), Redwood+8(1,655), Watonwan+3(1,298).
No new confirmed cases in Jackson County (976).