Friday, November 20, 2020

• November on track to be state's deadliest month yet for COVID-19

As of Thursday, Minnesota was averaging 33 deaths a day and has reached unseen death counts six days this month. November is on track to become the state’s deadliest month of the pandemic, with 625 fatalities in 19 days. That accounts for 20% of the 3,082 deaths so far. The entire month of May saw 696 die from COVID-19 complications. State health officials reported Friday another 68 lives have been taken by COVID-19, along with 6,812 new infections. Of the new deaths, 44 were residents of nursing homes or assisted-living facilities, which account for 69% of the 3,150 Minnesota fatalities from the new coronavirus. So far 256,700 state residents have tested positive for the virus. We are tracking the spread of COVID-19 in Minnesota here.

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