3 St. Cloud-area residents reported to have died from COVID-19, 518 more cases this week – SC Times

Three more residents in the St. Cloud tri-county area have died from COVID-19 and there are 518 more cases of COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Health reported this week.

The Minnesota Department of Health reported 11,432 additional cases and 49 more deaths this week. The health departmentreports thenumbers Monday through Friday.

There were 309 additional cases of COVID-19 reported in Stearns County, 125 in Sherburne County and 84 in Benton County.

The deaths of aStearns County resident in their late 80s and two Benton County residents, one in their late 70s and one in their early 90s, were also reported this week.

Here are the area numbers since the COVID-19 pandemic began:

Statewide, there have been 1,527,145 cases and 12,713 deaths reported by the health department. According to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the global count includes almost 535 million cases and more than 6.3 million deaths. In the U.S., there have been almost 85.5 million cases and more than 1 million deaths.

Stearns County leads the way in vaccination rates in the St. Cloud area, with 61.2% of the population 5and older having received at least one vaccine dose, according to the state. In Sherburne County, 58.7% of the same population has received at least one vaccine dose, and inBenton County, 57.7% has.

The St. Cloud area lags behind the statewide vaccination rate.In Minnesota as a whole, 75.2% of the population 5and older hasreceived at least one vaccine dose.

Sarah Kocher is thebusiness reporter for the St. Cloud Times. Reach her at 320-255-8799or skocher@stcloudtimes.com. Follow her on Twitter @SarahAKocher.

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