UPDATE:
The Minnesota Department of Health says that of the 17 new cases confirmed on Wednesday, the patients range in age from 21 to 71.
Other notes:
– Out of all cases in Minnesota, the age range is 17 to 94.
– 7 cases have required hospitalization, but 3 have since been released. 1 remains ctitical.
– 6 cases are now confirmed as resulting from community transmission, up from 3.
– We have had 13 cases from healthcare workers, but their transmission was all related to travel, not work.
– 10 patients are either school age or a school employee.
– The median age of a patient is 50.
– 46 patients are male, 31 are female.
– Anoka County has 3 cases, Benton 1, Blue Earth 2, Carver 2, Dakota 8, Hennepin 28, Martin 2, Nicollet 2, Olmsted 6, Ramsey 12, Renville 1, Scott 1, Stearns 3, Waseca 1, Washington 3, Wright 2.