MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota health officials said Saturday the death toll due to the coronavirus has reached 700, after 17 new cases were confirmed.
The report showed 740 new cases of COVID-19, putting the total at 14,969. The figure includes 63 new positive tests involving health care workers, increasing the total to 1,765, according to the Minnesota Department of Health update.
All but three of the deaths in the recent report occurred among residents of long-term care facilities, increasing the cumulative number to 568.
There were mixed results in the hospitalization summary. Five fewer people were listed in medical facilities from Friday’s review, but the number of people in intensive care jumped from 200 to 225. Nearly 1,100 people were marked as no longer needing isolation, up from about 9,500 on Friday.
Twenty counties have now confirmed at least 100 cases of the virus, the report said.
For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.
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