Minnesota COVID-19 Weekly Update

The Minnesota Department of Health is changing how they release updates on COVID-19 data. According to MDH, the move to a weekly update began on Thursday, June 30. They say the change will align with the current state of COVID-19 and will be consistent with national efforts.

The Situation Update website will be updated weekly on Thursdays at 11 a.m. with data as of 4 a.m. on the Tuesday prior, unless noted otherwise. 

The website features a new layout to streamline data and provide more interactive graphs and charts. Visit the Minnesota Department of Health Situation Update website at https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/stats/index.html.

As of June 30, 2022, The 7-day Metric:

• 7,839 Cases
• 10-14.9% Positivity
• 31 Deaths
• 58.71 New Hospital Admissisons (7-Day moving Average)
• According to the MDH, Koochiching, Itasca, St. Louis, Carlton, and Cook counties have high community levels. Lake County is listed as medium, with Beltrami, Cass, and Aitkin under the low category. 

7-Day County Data

• Aitkin County, MN: 12 new cases 
• Beltrami County, MN: 40 new cases 
• Carlton County, MN: 76 new cases 
• Cass County, MN: 35 new cases 
• Cook County, MN: 14 new cases 
• Crow Wing County, MN: 70 new cases 
• Itasca County, MN: 84 new cases 
• Koochiching County, MN: 0 new cases 
• Lake County, MN: 7 new cases 
• Pine County, MN: 20 new cases 
• St. Louis County, MN: 285 new cases 

Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering reports 87,756,244 cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. since the pandemic began. Approximately 548,101,683 people have been infected worldwide with 6,337,422 deaths as of 7/1/2022 at 4:20 p.m. CDT. There have been 1,017,736 deaths in the United States. Over 592,740,563 doses of vaccine have been administered in the U.S.

According to the CDC, symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. Symptoms include: Fever or chills, Cough, Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, Fatigue, Muscle or body aches, Headache, New loss of taste or smell, Sore throat, Congestion or runny nose, Nausea or vomiting, Diarrhea.

Look for emergency warning signs for COVID-19. If someone is showing any of these signs, seek emergency medical care immediately: Trouble breathing, Persistent pain or pressure in the chest, New confusion, Inability to wake or stay awake, Bluish lips or face. The CDC recommends calling your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning to you.