Ten more people have died of COVID-19 in Minnesota and 1,537 new cases have been confirmed across the state, health officials reported Saturday.
After adjusting for corrections to earlier cases counts, Minnesota saw a net increase of 1,516 new coronavirus infections, according to the data released Saturday morning, on a volume of about 31,665 completed tests.
Both numbers are high compared with recent readings. Over the seven-day period ending Friday, the state was averaging about 1,135 new cases per day on a daily volume of about 24,176 tests.
The one-day tally for newly confirmed cases is the highest since the start of the pandemic, but comes on one of the highest-ever days in terms of testing volume.
Since the start of the pandemic, Minnesota has reported a total of 110,828 confirmed cases.
Residents of long-term care and assisted-living facilities accounted for five of the deaths newly announced by the Health Department. Statewide, 2,131 people have died from the disease, including 1,518 deaths in long-term care or assisted-living residents.
The state has been averaging about nine new deaths per day over the past week — somewhat higher than seven-day averages in recent months, but well below averages in May that exceeded 20 deaths per day.
COVID-19 is a viral respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus that was found circulating late last year. Since the first case was reported in Minnesota in early March, hospital stays have been required in 8,302 cases.
