ICU cases drop amid signs of Minnesota COVID-19 uptick

COVID-19 cases in Minnesota's hospital intensive care units are nearing pandemic lows even as coronavirus infections are nudging upward.

Minnesota reported 23 COVID-19 ICU hospitalizations on Friday, which is well below the peak of 369 on Dec. 15 and is the lowest total since mid-July.

The decline occurred despite an increase in total COVID-19 hospitalizations in Minnesota from 183 on April 10 to 207 on Friday. The seven-day average of new coronavirus infections also rose from 373 per day in the week ending March 20 to 615 per day in the week ending April 13.

https://www.startribune.com/icu-cases-drop-amid-signs-of-minnesota-covid-19-uptick/600165920/