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Minnesota’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases approaches 1K

ST. PAUL (AP) — The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota is approaching 1,000, state health officials said Sunday.

The Minnesota Department of Health reported the state has 935 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, up 70 from the day before. The number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Minnesota rose by five, for a total of 29.

The Star Tribune reports the number of long-term care facilities with cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota remains at 32.

According to the data, the most common age group for Minnesotans confirmed with the coronavirus is not the elderly, but those between ages of 20 and 44. But older residents are more likely to need intensive hospital care if they are exposed.

Officials said more than 26,700 tests have conducted by the state’s Public Health Lab or by external laboratories. Of the positive cases, nearly half, or 451, no longer need to be isolated. As of Sunday, 106 patients were hospitalized, with 48 of those in intensive care.

More than 25,400 tests have been conducted, a third of them by the state’s Public Health Lab and the rest completed by external laboratories.

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