Minnesota's COVID-19 update for Monday, October 11 - Bring Me The News

Monday's COVID-19 update from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) includes 3,223 new cases and 25 newly reported deaths.

6 (not yet updated Monday), the state reported that 3,420,016 people have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 3,250,511 people have completed the vaccine series.

58.4% of Minnesota's total population, including children under the age of 12 who are not eligible for the vaccine, has completed the vaccine series.

8 the number of people with COVID-19 hospitalized in Minnesota was 915 – up from 871 on Friday.

The 3,223 positive results in Monday's update were from 45,812 completed tests, creating a test positivity rate of 7.03%.

The World Health Organization recommends that a percent positive rate (total positives divided by total completed tests) of below 5% for at least two weeks is necessary to safely keep the economy open.

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