A 6% increase in confirmed cases would be somewhat encouraging compared to the 46% increase during the prior week.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, measuring a slightly different weeklong window than the health department data, found a 45% increase in Blue Earth County’s cases and a 33% increase in Nicollet County’s cases.
The region’s test positivity rate and wastewater trends have been on the rise in recent weeks as well.
Taking all the metrics into account, including upticks in COVID-19 hospitalizations statewide, the landscape didn’t improve this week, said Derek J.
The Minnesota Department of Health confirmed they are investigating several cases of hepatitis in children reported by hospital systems. M Health Fairview confirmed they have reported at least two cases of hepatitis from an unknown origin.
A man in Colorado has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, becoming the first person in the U.S.