Minnesota's reported coronavirus fatalities nearly doubled overnight.
The state health department reported on Sunday nine deaths in Minnesota from coronavirus, up from five reported on Saturday.
There are now 503 confirmed cases in the state, up 62 from a day earlier.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Updates: March 27, 2020 https://t.co/yDVo3U1tUw
— mnhealth (@mnhealth) March 27, 2020There are 252 patients that no longer need to be isolated, and 39 people who are infected who are still in the hospital.
Coronavirus cases are now reported in 45 counties, including new cases in Clearwater, Cottonwood, Douglas, Isanti, and Ottertail.
That new number reprsents more than half of Minnesota's 87 counties.
