Hennepin County Teen Dies From COVID-19

St. Louis Park MN

07 December, 2021

1:57 PM

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A fourth teenager from Minnesota has died from COVID-19, the state Department of Health reported Tuesday. The teen was between ages 15-19 and lived in Hennepin County. No other details were released about the case. Only four days have gone by since the previous teen COVID-19 death in Minnesota, which was reported Friday. Since the pandemic began, seven Minnesota residents under the age of 20 have died from the virus: Age GroupNumber of CasesNumber of Deaths0-4 years30,22215-9 years46,304210-14 years55,758015-19 years71,5764 Minnesota's First Omicron Patient: 'Get The Booster' Last week, Minneapolis resident Pete McGinn became the state's first confirmed case of the new COVID-19 variant known as omicron. McGinn developed mild symptoms on Nov. 22 after he traveled to New York City for an anime convention at the Javits Center, which took place from Nov. 19-21. Read more here.