COVID-19 IN MINNESOTA Epidemiology of hospitalized patients April through June 2020

摘要

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first identified in December 2019 in China. Subsequently, millions of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases have been identified worldwide. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) implemented statewide surveillance for laboratory-confirmed, hospitalized COVID-19 cases as a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Emerging Infections Program Network. A total of 3,817 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 were hospitalized between April 1 and June 30, 2020. Ten percent of COVID-19 cases in Minnesota were hospitalized, with an incidence of 63 hospitalized cases per 100,000 population. Among 3,751 cases (94%) with medical record review, median age was 59 years, 78% had >1 comorbidity, 63% had >2 comorbidities, 30% required admission to an intensive care unit, and 13% died. Racial and ethnic minorities were over-represented and more than 80% of cases were from the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. COVID-19 hospitalizations in Minnesota were similar to reports from other parts of the United States in spring 2020, with disparate populations affected and high rates of ICU admission and in-hospital death.