Another 12 deaths from COVID-19 were reported Saturday by the Minnesota Department of Health, bringing the state’s overall total to 6,546.
Of those who died, two were in their 90s, six were in their 80s, two were in their 70s and two were in their 60s. Two were from long-term care or assisted-living facilities and one was from a group home.
Hennepin County had three and Ramsey County had two. Seven other counties had one death each.
The state reported another 975 confirmed infections, increasing Minnesota’s total number of cases to 489,116. Of the cumulative deaths in Minnesota, 62 percent have been in long-term care facilities.
A total of 25,976 — or about 5 percent — of the overall total of those who tested positive since last March have had to be hospitalized.
Overall, there have been 7,534,637 completed tests in the state.
Throughout the state, 543,696 people — or about 10 percent — have received a completed vaccine series. In Ramsey County, 47,216 people have received both doses. In Washington County, 23,662, and in Dakota County, 32,681.
