Minnesota COVID-19 update: Friday
(ABC 6 News) – The latest information as of December 17, 2021 on coronavirus in Minnesota according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
VACCINATION
Total COVID-19 vaccinations administered as of December 15 (cumulative): 8,407,069
Third doses and booster doses administered: 1,490,524
- Total Pfizer vaccinations (cumulative): 4,990,023
- Total Moderna vaccination (cumulative): 3,089,447
- Johnson & Johnson: 325,650
- Unknown/missing vaccine type: 1,949
People with completed vaccine series: 3,477,940
Percent of people with at least one vaccine dose: 66.7% of the population
Percent of people with completed vaccine series: 62.5% of the population
TESTING
Total overall lab tests completed: 15,636,086
- Total approximate number of completed PCR tests (cumulative): 13,551,214
- Total approximate number of completed antigen tests (cumulative): 2,084,872
CASES
3,854 newly reported confirmed positive cases
Total confirmed cases of COVID-19, including reinfections: 979,283
Total positive people (cumulative): 967,380
- Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative): 869,625
- Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative): 109,658
VACCINE BREAKTHROUGH CASES
Breakthrough cases data updated weekly on Monday
Number of vaccine breakthrough cases as of November 7, 2021:
- Total cases: 116,237 or 3.513% of fully vaccinated people
- Total cases hospitalized: 4,701 or 0.142% of fully vaccinated people
- Total deaths: 839 or 0.025% of fully vaccinated people
RECOVERED
Total patients who no longer need to be isolated: 940,628
HOSPITALIZATION
- Total number of patients hospitalized: 49,154
- Total number of patients that have been admitted to the ICU: 9,662
DEATHS
54 deaths reported today including a Freeborn County resident in their 70s
Residence type of newly reported deaths:
- Private Residence: 38
- Long-term Care Facility/Assisted Living: 16
Total number of deaths: 10,111
- Deaths from confirmed cases (cumulative): 9,495
- Deaths from probable cases (cumulative): 616
Total non-laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths: 124
*COVID-19 listed on death certificate but a positive test not documented for the person.
50.4% of deaths, or 5,094, 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 | 2,248 | 140 | 2,388 | 53 |
| Anoka | 56,776 | 11,991 | 68,767 | 632 |
| Becker | 5,704 | 810 | 6,514 | 78 |
| Beltrami | 6,991 | 1,586 | 8,577 | 105 |
| Benton | 9,130 | 624 | 9,754 | 135 |
| Big Stone | 934 | 54 | 988 | 7 |
| Blue Earth | 11,994 | 320 | 12,314 | 76 |
| Brown | 4,784 | 150 | 4,934 | 65 |
| Carlton | 4,398 | 1,491 | 5,889 | 80 |
| Carver | 14,625 | 3,338 | 17,963 | 81 |
| Cass | 4,793 | 463 | 5,256 | 59 |
| Chippewa | 2,223 | 90 | 2,313 | 43 |
| Chisago | 9,452 | 1,184 | 10,636 | 92 |
| Clay | 10,593 | 2,180 | 12,773 | 111 |
| Clearwater | 1,300 | 360 | 1,660 | 24 |
| Cook | 326 | 7 | 333 | 1 |
| Cottonwood | 1,835 | 587 | 2,422 | 33 |
| Crow Wing | 10,785 | 1,101 | 11,886 | 133 |
| Dakota | 61,818 | 10,910 | 72,728 | 626 |
| Dodge | 3,810 | 63 | 3,873 | 13 |
| Douglas | 7,131 | 1,222 | 8,353 | 102 |
| Faribault | 2,662 | 88 | 2,750 | 37 |
| Fillmore | 3,270 | 49 | 3,319 | 15 |
| Freeborn | 5,922 | 186 | 6,108 | 51 |
| Goodhue | 8,493 | 350 | 8,843 | 106 |
| Grant | 979 | 107 | 1,086 | 12 |
| Hennepin | 170,072 | 20,980 | 191,052 | 2,117 |
| Houston | 2,843 | 112 | 2,955 | 17 |
| Hubbard | 3,291 | 424 | 3,715 | 51 |
| Isanti | 6,548 | 1,058 | 7,606 | 91 |
| Itasca | 7,894 | 340 | 8,234 | 109 |
| Jackson | 1,265 | 425 | 1,690 | 16 |
| Kanabec | 2,548 | 175 | 2,723 | 41 |
| Kandiyohi | 10,123 | 217 | 10,340 | 114 |
| Kittson | 756 | 79 | 835 | 23 |
| Koochiching | 1,683 | 251 | 1,934 | 28 |
| Lac qui Parle | 1,167 | 126 | 1,293 | 26 |
| Lake | 1,236 | 209 | 1,445 | 26 |
| Lake of the Woods | 529 | 24 | 553 | 5 |
| Le Sueur | 4,619 | 297 | 4,916 | 39 |
| Lincoln | 876 | 52 | 928 | 5 |
| Lyon | 5,038 | 465 | 5,503 | 64 |
| Mahnomen | 1,067 | 72 | 1,139 | 15 |
| Marshall | 1,367 | 252 | 1,619 | 23 |
| Martin | 3,839 | 259 | 4,098 | 48 |
| McLeod | 7,263 | 388 | 7,651 | 87 |
| Meeker | 4,435 | 173 | 4,608 | 65 |
| Mille Lacs | 5,259 | 413 | 5,672 | 86 |
| Morrison | 6,592 | 436 | 7,028 | 84 |
| Mower | 7,446 | 254 | 7,700 | 50 |
| Murray | 1,186 | 400 | 1,586 | 13 |
| Nicollet | 5,373 | 196 | 5,569 | 61 |
| Nobles | 4,834 | 541 | 5,375 | 55 |
| Norman | 903 | 176 | 1,079 | 10 |
| Olmsted | 23,766 | 220 | 23,986 | 135 |
| Otter Tail | 8,751 | 1,577 | 10,328 | 137 |
| Pennington | 1,825 | 806 | 2,631 | 31 |
| Pine | 4,693 | 812 | 5,505 | 47 |
| Pipestone | 1,461 | 122 | 1,583 | 30 |
| Polk | 5,238 | 1,019 | 6,257 | 90 |
| Pope | 2,109 | 124 | 2,233 | 12 |
| Ramsey | 71,728 | 7,900 | 79,628 | 1,096 |
| Red Lake | 541 | 187 | 728 | 11 |
| Redwood | 2,723 | 232 | 2,955 | 47 |
| Renville | 2,674 | 131 | 2,805 | 51 |
| Rice | 11,567 | 611 | 12,178 | 147 |
| Rock | 1,453 | 364 | 1,817 | 32 |
| Roseau | 3,173 | 176 | 3,349 | 34 |
| Scott | 22,827 | 5,053 | 27,880 | 200 |
| Sherburne | 17,159 | 3,133 | 20,292 | 145 |
| Sibley | 2,478 | 247 | 2,725 | 20 |
| St. Louis | 28,012 | 3,758 | 31,770 | 438 |
| Stearns | 34,275 | 1,700 | 35,975 | 298 |
| Steele | 7,093 | 219 | 7,312 | 38 |
| Stevens | 1,731 | 79 | 1,810 | 11 |
| Swift | 1,753 | 53 | 1,806 | 28 |
| Todd | 4,889 | 290 | 5,179 | 48 |
| Traverse | 414 | 212 | 626 | 6 |
| Wabasha | 3,926 | 78 | 4,004 | 11 |
| Wadena | 2,766 | 400 | 3,166 | 43 |
| Waseca | 3,951 | 210 | 4,161 | 34 |
| Washington | 38,030 | 5,808 | 43,838 | 386 |
| Watonwan | 2,027 | 88 | 2,115 | 21 |
| Wilkin | 988 | 283 | 1,271 | 16 |
| Winona | 7,772 | 114 | 7,886 | 59 |
| Wright | 22,712 | 4,959 | 27,671 | 245 |
| Yellow Medicine | 1,582 | 389 | 1,971 | 25 |
| Unknown/missing | 510 | 59 | 569 | 0 |