Young adults drive new Minnesota COVID-19 cases, and some are getting s very ill

Among all age cohorts, people in their 20s have emerged as the single largest group testing positive for COVID-19 in Minnesota.

At 25, Troy Kettwick seemed young enough and healthy enough to avoid the worst of COVID-19.

But this spring, the former four-sport high school athlete spent more than three weeks in the hospital, including 12 days on a ventilator fighting for his life after contracting the deadly novel coronavirus.

“It can happen to anybody,” said Kettwick, who says he didn’t have a history of medical problems. “You don’t know if this is something that’s going to hit you to the point where there are fatal consequences.” Continue reading.