Seventeen more people have died of COVID-19 in Minnesota, health officials reported Sunday.
The Minnesota Department of Health reported a net increase of 1,715 new confirmed coronavirus infections, according to a data release.
That brings the total number of cases confirmed in Minnesota to 122,812. Statewide, the pandemic's toll has reached 2,234 deaths.
Residents of long-term care and assisted-living facilities accounted for 14 of the newly announced deaths.
Numbers released Sunday show that health care workers have accounted for 12,423 cases statewide.
COVID-19 is a viral respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus that surfaced late last year. Since the first case was reported in Minnesota in early March, 8,866 people have been hospitalized.
People at greatest risk from COVID-19 include those 65 and older, residents of long-term care facilities and those with underlying medical conditions.
Those health problems range from lung disease and serious heart conditions to severe obesity and diabetes.
