Thread by @dhmontgomery

Yikes. Minnesota reported 35 new #COVID19 deaths today. That ties the state’s record high, set back on May 28.

25 of these 35 new #COVID19 deaths were among residents of long-term care facilities.

Minnesota’s 7-day trend of newly reported hospital admissions is also at a record high, averaging 80/day over the last week. Previously this had peaked at 78 in late May:

Non-ICU hospitalizations are at a record high.

ICU hospitalizations are up, but still below the May peak:

Minnesota’s average positivity rate is up to 6.5%. It was below 5% two weeks ago:

Newly reported cases are down slightly, but newly reported tests remain low (by recent standards). Hence the rising positivity rate.

Time-lagged case data by sample date shows nearly 2,000 people per day last week were testing positive for #COVID19 in Minnesota:

Adjusted for population, #COVID19 deaths are spiking most in central Minnesota:

Newly reported cases are highest in western Minnesta — the northwest, west-central and southwest areas of the state are all averaging about 50 new cases per day per 100,000 people, higher in every case than their eastern counterparts.