The big picture: new #COVID19 cases in Minnesota started rising steadily in mid-September, but really started *exploding* a week ago. Not just an artifact of testing levels, either — that’s when the positivity rate shot up, too. 
But testing *is* very robust, the highest it’s ever been on a Monday in Minnesota. That explains a little bit of the case growth (or rather, old case figures were depressed by limited testing), but not all of it.
Newly reported #COVID19 hospitalizations continue to trend unceasingly upward:
New #COVID19 deaths are a messier dataset, but they’re also trending upward. 7-day average is now just under 19 deaths per day.
New #COVID19 cases are rising in every part of the state. Northwest Minnesota is by far the worst off, but it’s not alone in seeing cases rise.
New #COVID19 cases in Minnesota are rising in every region, age group and racial/ethnic group, though some are worse off than others. This is truly a statewide outbreak, not concentrated in one group or another.
Data is still incomplete from last week, but #COVID19 tests taken last Monday and Tuesday in Minnesota both came back with more than 3,000 new cases each day.
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