1189 new cases of COVID-19, five deaths in Minnesota  |
| In the examination room at the Brian Coyle center in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood, medic Kaise Abdirahman vaccinated COVID-19 against Hibo Ahmed earlier this month. |
The number of Minnesot people hospitalized in intensive care for severe COVID-19 continues to increase, although vaccinations continue and the number of people hospitalized for the coronavirus remains the same.
Data released Tuesday showed that 193 people at Minnesota hospitals had received intensive care for complications from COVID-19 the day before, up 21% from the previous seven days.
However, according to the latest figures, the number of people in hospital beds treating COVID-19 has increased by 68 percent, up from 1 percent over the past week.
Traditionally, between 5% and 8% of people who contract COVID-19 are critically treated in intensive care units, according to evidence-based guidelines from medical information service UpToDate. Mechanical ventilators for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are often turned on in the intensive care unit for COVID-19.
Overall, 52% of eligible Minnesotans received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 37% discontinued their vaccination sequence whether or not one or two doses were needed, according to the most recent data on Sunday. To date, at least 2.3 million Minnesot people have received at least one injection.
More women appear to be vaccinated in the state than men. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, nearly 1.3 million women and more than 1 million men have received at least one vaccine.
The state has vaccinated 85% of seniors aged 65 and over. At the time of the pandemic, people in this age group accounted for 13% of diagnosed COVID-19 cases and 89% of deaths from viral illnesses.
The Minnesota Department of Health announced 1,189 new confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the state's tally to 558,850 during the pandemic.
Genetic sequences of samples containing viral RNA showed that about 70 to 80 percent of positive tests for COVID-19 in Minnesota came from the SARS-CoV-2 virus variant, said a health department spokesman.
Five more deaths from complications from COVID-19 were reported on Tuesday, including one in their late 40s and four others between the ages of 60 and 84. Only one lives in long-term care or assisted living facilities.
As of March 2020, the state had recorded 7,031 deaths from COVID-19.
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