Minnesota's COVID-19 positivity rate has fallen below the high-risk threshold of 10% for the first time since December, a sign the omicron variant wave of the pandemic continues to ease.
The last time the state recorded the 9.9% positivity rate it had in the week ending Feb. 9 was Christmas Day. It peaked at nearly 24% in January as the omicron variant spread rapidly but caused a lower rate of severe infections.
Hospitalizations also are trending downward, from 898 on Monday to 808 on Wednesday, including 125 people in intensive care.
