Minnesota Reports 567 New Covid-19 Cases And 17 Deaths

From the Minnesota Reformer:

By Rilyn Eischens
August 19, 2020

More than 66,600 Minnesotans have tested positive for COVID-19 and 1,738 have died, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.

The figures reported Wednesday include 567 new cases and 17 deaths.

Approximately 1,308,264 tests have been completed. As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, 321 Minnesotans were hospitalized with COVID-19, 152 of them in intensive care units.

Of the 66,618 people who have tested positive, 60,242 no longer need to be isolated.

The Minnesota Reformer is an independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to keeping Minnesotans informed and unearthing stories other outlets can’t or won’t tell..