As of Friday, April 17th, there have been 111 deaths reported due to COVID-19, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. This is an increase of 17 deaths from yesterday, and it’s the largest one-day increase reported in Minnesota.

There have been a total of 2,071 cases reported in Minnesota, an increase of 159 cases since yesterday.

There have been a total of 518 cases requiring hospitalization. Of those, 223 are currently hospitalized, and 106 are hospitalized in the ICU.

46 patients have been released from isolation since yesterday, with a total of 1,066 total released from isolation.

By — Betsy Melin