Covid Variants In Mn

The next daily update will be provided Monday, June 27.

The latest from the state health department.

The subvariant BA.5 is expected to replace BA.2.12.1 as the dominant strain in the coming weeks.

Friday marks the 834th day since the first case was confirmed in Minnesota on March 5, 2020.

The dominant strains of omicron moving through Minnesota are BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5.

Hospitalizations continue to hover around the 400 mark in Minnesota.

Today's report includes three days of data (Friday 4 a.m. to Monday 4 a.m.).

The number of patients in ICU with COVID-19 has dropped to below 25.

Here is the latest info from the Minnesota Department of Health.

The newest data from the health department.

Today's update includes 72 hours of data rather than the typical 24-hour period.

"Those are hyper-contagious," said Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group.

BA.2.12.1 became dominated over BA.2, and now BA.4 and BA.5 are showing signs of quickly rising in wastewater samples.

The latest from the state health department.

Omicron continues to evolve into a more transmissible virus.

It's been 805 days since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Minnesota on March 5, 2020.

More than 2,000 new cases in today's report.

The European CDC has warned of a possible significant summer surge fueled by the omicron subvariants.

Experts say the subvariant is more transmissible but there is not evidence to suggest it causes more severe disease.

The individual is an adult male who lives in Hennepin County and had recently traveled.