Record testing numbers in MN

The latest from the Minnesota Department of Health

As case numbers continue to climb in minnesota, the department of health reports the state is doing record numbers of testing.

Kimt new three's jessica biringe was on the minnesota department of health call early today.

She joins us now with details.

Jessica amy ?

"* the department says the median age has been sitting around 36 years old for a couple of weeks which is down from where we were earlier in the pandemic.

There were also an additional three deaths reported.

Two were in ramsey county and one was in anoka county.

There were 12?

"* thousand total lab reports reported back just yesterday.

And the department says the testing volume growths continues to be greater than the total total testing increased 9.5% from a week prior and cases increased by 8.8% and the case growth rate has fallen a bit from the previous week.

The department also discussed how covid?

"*19 is impacting long?*- term care facilities saying a majority of them are doing quite well.

Live in rochester jessica bringe kimt news three.

Thank you jessica.

The number of fatalities from covid?

"*19 s now at one?

"* thousand?

"*six* hundred and sixty in minnesota.