Another day of nearly 2,000 #COVID19 cases and fewer than 20,000 tests in Minnesota, leading to an elevated positivity rate. The 7-day average is currently 8.2%, up from 6.3% last Monday. 
Newly reported #COVID19 cases in Minnesota were down slightly day-over-day, but up a lot week-over-week:
New #COVID19 hospitalizations have also set a new record. For the first time this outbreak, Minnesota has been averaging more than 100 new admissions per day over a full week:
New #COVID19 deaths have been so high lately that MN reported 19 new deaths today and the 7-day average went DOWN. Today’s 19 deaths replaced last Wednesday’s record 35 in the 7-day average, so this decline isn’t a very hopeful sign — this stat remains elevated.
Minnesota’s #COVID19 testing volume exploded in September, but has since stalled out and spent most of October averaging about 25,000/day.
While testing has plateaued, new cases have continued to rise. Cases are growing more quickly than tests here for the first time in six months.
Unsurprisingly, the number of active, confirmed #COVID19 cases in Minnesota set a new record, a 7-day average of 12,858.
Steady rise in new #COVID19 cases across the state, but especially in northwestern Minnesota (to new record levels) and the 5 suburban counties around the Twin Cities:
New #COVID19 deaths are rising everywhere in MN except the suburban counties:
New #COVID19 cases are up in every age group (though least so in under-20s):
New Minnesota #COVID19 cases are also up in every ethnic group, with Hispanic and Native American Minnesotans reporting the highest case rate per capita.
Looking at cases by the date the sample was taken, there’s a very disturbing pattern where every week rises to a new level:
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