ALERT: Minnesota links 27 new COVID-19 infections to the Sturgis motorcycle rally

Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm and Director of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology Kris Ehresmann answered questions on a wide range of topics during Monday's call, including an update on cases linked to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, the Food and Drug Administration's emergency authorization of convalescent plasma and more.

On Friday, MDH noted that 15 Minnesotans had positive COVID-19 cases linked to Sturgis. As of Monday, that has risen to 27 cases. Ehresmann said 25 of the patients were attendees while two were employees or volunteers during the events. The one person that was hospitalized was released after three days. Ehresmann added that it's still too early to possibly see secondary cases where those who attended the events may have infected others who didn't attend.

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