Minnesota now has 262 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Fox 9) – According to new numbers from the Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota now has 262 confirmed cases of COVID-19. 

Health officials say the actual number of cases is higher due to a lack of testing. 

The MDH website says there have been 5,812 tests submitted to the MDH Public Health Lab so far. 

A total of 21 cases of COVID-19 have required hospitalization, but only 15 patients are currently hospitalized. Eighty-eight patients no longer need to be isolated.

To date, there has only been one death in Minnesota due to COVID-19. 

MDH confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in Minnesota on March 6.