MDH adds data on reports awaiting review after surge causes highest backlog so far

Jennifer Bredow

(ABC 6 News) – The latest information as of January 21, 2022 on coronavirus in Minnesota according to the Minnesota Department of Health.

VACCINATION

Total COVID-19 vaccinations administered as of January 19 (cumulative): 9,081,646
Third doses and booster doses administered: 1,962,781

  • Total Pfizer vaccinations (cumulative): 5,434,167
  • Total Moderna vaccination (cumulative): 3,309,804
  • Johnson & Johnson: 335,299
  • Unknown/missing vaccine type: 2,376

People with completed vaccine series: 3,575,871

Percent of people with at least one vaccine dose: 68.6% of the population

Percent of people with completed vaccine series: 64.3% of the population

TESTING

Total overall lab tests completed: 17,486,321

  • Total approximate number of completed PCR tests (cumulative): 14,915,955
  • Total approximate number of completed antigen tests (cumulative):

REPORTS AWAITING REVIEW

The recent surge of COVID-19 cases is creating the highest volume of lab reports since the beginning of the pandemic. As of January 2022, the daily number of newly reported cases is an undercount. The high volume of reports means some cases are waiting to be processed in our system. As we take steps to meet the demand, we want to continue to provide data that reflects what is currently happening in Minnesota.

The data below show cases that have been processed and reports waiting to be processed. Not all reports become cases, so these numbers are estimates and will likely change when we fully process the reports. Estimates based on reports waiting to be processed only appear in this section of the situation update. The remaining data on this page is based only on cases fully processed at MDH.

Total estimated number of cases from Dec. 20, 2021 through Jan. 20, 2022 (processed cases & estimated reports): 212,471

  • Total positive cases reported: 166,465
  • Total estimated number of reports awaiting review: 46,006

CASES

11,828 newly reported confirmed positive cases
*Data is for cases that were tested and returned positive. At-home test results are not counted by MDH.

Total confirmed cases of COVID-19, including reinfections: 1,216,734
Total positive people (cumulative): 1,179,775

  • Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative): 1,056,786
  • Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative): 159,948

VACCINE BREAKTHROUGH CASES
Breakthrough cases data updated weekly on Monday

Number of vaccine breakthrough cases as of December 12, 2021:

  • Total cases: 197,156 or 5.850% of fully vaccinated people
  • Total cases hospitalized: 6,312 or 0.187% of fully vaccinated people
  • Total deaths: 1,216 or 0.036% of fully vaccinated people

RECOVERED

Total patients who no longer need to be isolated: 1,148,516

HOSPITALIZATION

  • Total number of patients hospitalized: 55,091
  • Total number of patients that have been admitted to the ICU: 10,475

DEATHS

36 deaths reported today

Residence type of newly reported deaths:

  • Private Residence: 28
  • Long-term Care Facility/Assisted Living: 8

Total number of deaths: 11,151

  • Deaths from confirmed cases (cumulative): 10,469
  • Deaths from probable cases (cumulative): 682

Total non-laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths: 140
*COVID-19 listed on death certificate but a positive test not documented for the person.

47.3% of deaths, or 5,273, were among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

Cases by County of Residence

County Total confirmed cases Total probable cases Total cases Total deaths
Aitkin 2,415 156 2,571 57
Anoka 68,444 16,355 84,799 719
Becker 6,322 946 7,268 83
Beltrami 7,955 1,720 9,675 112
Benton 10,849 721 11,570 151
Big Stone 1,081 62 1,143 7
Blue Earth 14,216 411 14,627 85
Brown 5,398 199 5,597 69
Carlton 5,016 1,763 6,779 83
Carver 18,089 4,379 22,468 94
Cass 5,316 510 5,826 70
Chippewa 2,437 109 2,546 44
Chisago 10,772 1,532 12,304 109
Clay 12,188 3,456 15,644 115
Clearwater 1,418 392 1,810 27
Cook 447 7 454 1
Cottonwood 2,030 738 2,768 37
Crow Wing 12,091 1,298 13,389 151
Dakota 75,863 17,355 93,218 699
Dodge 4,577 90 4,667 14
Douglas 7,910 1,455 9,365 110
Faribault 3,049 122 3,171 44
Fillmore 3,860 59 3,919 19
Freeborn 7,153 350 7,503 58
Goodhue 10,355 453 10,808 114
Grant 1,084 131 1,215 12
Hennepin 221,318 34,134 255,452 2,303
Houston 3,496 164 3,660 18
Hubbard 3,715 468 4,183 53
Isanti 7,414 1,308 8,722 103
Itasca 8,973 407 9,380 126
Jackson 1,414 484 1,898 16
Kanabec 2,839 208 3,047 50
Kandiyohi 11,232 271 11,503 127
Kittson 822 87 909 25
Koochiching 1,908 291 2,199 32
Lac qui Parle 1,346 142 1,488 28
Lake 1,433 241 1,674 26
Lake of the Woods 621 25 646 5
Le Sueur 5,235 347 5,582 46
Lincoln 1,000 65 1,065 5
Lyon 5,672 596 6,268 69
Mahnomen 1,213 77 1,290 17
Marshall 1,477 286 1,763 23
Martin 4,360 324 4,684 53
McLeod 8,195 595 8,790 97
Meeker 4,900 223 5,123 70
Mille Lacs 5,837 475 6,312 102
Morrison 7,271 476 7,747 92
Mower 9,700 396 10,096 58
Murray 1,296 517 1,813 15
Nicollet 6,303 246 6,549 63
Nobles 5,389 762 6,151 56
Norman 989 200 1,189 12
Olmsted 31,993 456 32,449 150
Otter Tail 9,458 1,857 11,315 153
Pennington 2,026 893 2,919 34
Pine 5,131 944 6,075 58
Pipestone 1,623 164 1,787 31
Polk 5,765 1,244 7,009 92
Pope 2,299 158 2,457 14
Ramsey 91,223 14,346 105,569 1,201
Red Lake 580 224 804 11
Redwood 3,045 280 3,325 50
Renville 2,944 164 3,108 52
Rice 13,942 861 14,803 156
Rock 1,590 494 2,084 32
Roseau 3,616 197 3,813 38
Scott 27,805 6,766 34,571 223
Sherburne 19,682 3,909 23,591 165
Sibley 2,739 278 3,017 23
St. Louis 32,418 5,326 37,744 476
Stearns 41,217 2,042 43,259 333
Steele 8,405 267 8,672 49
Stevens 2,073 97 2,170 11
Swift 1,869 63 1,932 31
Todd 5,486 338 5,824 54
Traverse 452 230 682 8
Wabasha 4,560 91 4,651 13
Wadena 3,053 511 3,564 47
Waseca 4,425 253 4,678 36
Washington 45,915 10,149 56,064 426
Watonwan 2,308 113 2,421 22
Wilkin 1,053 346 1,399 19
Winona 10,181 147 10,328 65
Wright 25,939 6,129 32,068 278
Yellow Medicine 1,742 480 2,222 26
Unknown/missing 4,526 1,547 6,073 0