Minnesota reports 469 new COVID-19 cases, 0 more deaths Monday

The Minnesota Department of Health reported 469 new COVID-19 cases and zero more deaths Monday.

According to officials, the state has seen 599,234 cases and 7,370 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

Hospitalizations for COVID-19 have continued to fall, with 100 patients in the ICU and 278 in the hospital but not the ICU, as of Monday.

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Free beer or sports tickets for a COVID vaccine? Walz says it's time

Gov. Tim Walz says Minnesota needs to start incentivizing people to get a COVID-19 vaccine as several other states have done.

Meanwhile, MDH reported about 63% of Minnesotans over the age of 16 have at least their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and around 55% are fully vaccinated.  

Over 5 million vaccine doses have been administered in Minnesota so far.