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Little Evidence of a COVID-19 ‘Summer Surge’ so Far in Minnesota
- Minnesota has not experienced a COVID-19 resurgence this summer, with hospital admissions consistently remaining below ten cases daily since the end of May.
- This stability follows patterns of population-level immunity and variant virulence rather than seasonal effects, according to Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota.
- Meanwhile, CDC data show a national rise in early COVID-19 indicators concentrated in western and southern regions, while Minnesota’s wastewater COVID levels are slightly above the four-year low but trending upward.
- Minnesota reported no COVID-related fatalities on 18 separate days in June, reflecting low death rates despite a 34 percent increase in nationally detected cases through wastewater monitoring over the last month.
- The lack of a significant surge in Minnesota suggests continued control of COVID impacts at present, though rising wastewater trends warrant ongoing monitoring.
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Little evidence of a COVID-19 ‘summer surge’ so far in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — Have you heard about a “summer surge” of COVID-19 again this year? Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are indeed showing a national increase in early indicators of COVID-19 activity, including the percentage of emergency department visits that are related to the disease and the known percentage of tests for the disease that show up positive. While the national data are somewhat spotty, the CDC’s map shows that…
Little evidence of a COVID-19 ‘summer surge’ so far in Minnesota - Albert Lea Tribune
By Craig Helmstetter, Minnesota Public Radio News Have you heard about a “summer surge” of COVID-19 again this year? Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are indeed showing a national increase in early indicators of COVID activity, including the percentage of emergency department visits that are related to the disease and the known percentage of tests for the disease that show up positive. While the national data is somewhat …
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