Minnesota is second in the nation for coronavirus infections and has been dubbed a COVID hotspot. The latest COVID-19 case rates show that Minnesota continues to be the epicenter of the pandemic’s latest wave, at 75 cases per 100,000 residents. The delta variant of the coronavirus has been tightening its grip on Minnesota for the past three months, with new cases averaging between 3,000 and 5,000 every day. That has led to a surge in hospitalizations, with the state health department reporting 1,381 patients hospitalized for COVID-19. It’s the most in Minnesota since the pre-vaccine days of early December 2020.
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