Minnesota Covid-19 Update – Saturday, May 8 May 8, 2021 kdomadmin Local News 0 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).