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MDH: COVID Mutations Driving Case Count in Minnesota


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(KNSI) – Variant strains of COVID-19 are alarming Minnesota health officials as more people are turning up sick in hospitals.
Medical Director at the Minnesota Department of Health, Doctor Ruth Lynfield, says Minnesota has identified 943 cases of the B117 variant resulting in 36 hospitalizations and four deaths.
“This is the variant that was first identified in the UK. This variant is about 50% more contagious, and has been associated with a 64% higher death rate in the UK, compared to other strains.”
Minnesota estimates that 54% to 66% of nearly 2600 positive samples tested between March 22 and March 27 were positive for the B117 variant.
The Minnesota Public Health laboratory is sequencing about 350 samples a week, and The University of Minnesota genomic center is sequencing about 250 samples a week with sequencing capacity increasing.

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