Minnesota records 4 new covid-19 deaths, 1,191 cases saturday

Following are the Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 case rates, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations as of Saturday, March 13. Because all data is preliminary, some numbers and

totals may change from one day to the next. STATEWIDE CASE RATES * NEW CASES: 1,191 * SEVEN-DAY, ROLLING AVERAGE OF NEW CASES PER 100,000 PEOPLE: 13.6 (As of Wednesday, March 3) * TOTAL

CASES: 496,395 * TOTAL RECOVERED: 481,167 HOSPITALIZATIONS, DEATHS * ACTIVE HOSPITALIZATIONS: 240 (as of Friday, March 12) * TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS: 26,269 * DEATHS, NEWLY REPORTED: 4 *

TOTAL DEATHS: 6,741 Saturday's four new deaths were in Becker, McLeod, Ramsey and St. Louis counties. Three of the people who died lived in private residences and one lived in a

long-term care or assisted living facility. ADVERTISEMENT VACCINATIONS * FIRST DOSE ADMINISTERED: 1,205,342 people, or 21.7% of the state population * COMPLETED SERIES: 683,034 people, or

12.3% of the state population Gov. Tim Walz announced Friday that restrictions for restaurants, bars, salons and entertainment venues will be loosened as vaccinations become more widespread

across the state and cases continue to stay relatively low. Beginning Monday, March 15, occupancy allowances will be increased, while requirements for masks and social distancing will stay

in place. _As a public service, we’ve opened this article to everyone regardless of subscription status. If this coverage is important to you, please consider supporting local journalism by

clicking on the subscribe button in the upper right-hand corner of the homepage._ * Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 hotline: 651-201-3920. * COVID-19 discrimination hotline:

833-454-0148 * Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 website: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) website . By Laura Butterbrodt Laura Butterbrodt is a former Duluth News Tribune health

reporter.