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Number of Cases in MN

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Number of Cases in MN
Number of Cases in MN
Public Health predicts the number of cases will increase.

Kits-bmintro-3 with the number of positive coronavirus cases in minnesota now up to 54, public health director graham briggs predicts that number will keep going up.

Kimt news three's madelyne watkins was there this morning as he laid out all the new details surrounding the virus.

She brings us the latest.

Xxx mn test kits-llmpkg-1 3 of those cases are right here in olmsted county.

14-hundred tests have been done in the state - with over 300 of them being at mayo clinic.

Three of the 54 cases in minnesota are linked to the twin cities metro area and officials are unable to determine how or where those people got it from.

However, briggs states that's not the case for olmsted county.

"this case just like the first one that we saw, we believe was exposed and the infection was acquired outside of olmsted county.

So it does not indicate that we have any evidence of local transmission here in olmsted county."

Briggs says a vaccine is being developed and health officials are looking at having it in place in twleve to eighteen months.

Madelyne watkins kimt news three.

Mn test kits-bmtag-2 briggs encourages you to continue practicing social distancing.

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