Minnesota COVID-19 update: October 6th, 2021
(ABC 6 News) – The latest information as of October 6, 2021 on coronavirus in Minnesota according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
VACCINATION
Total COVID-19 vaccinations administered as of October 6th (cumulative): 6,519,376
Third vaccine doses administered: 118,703
Total Pfizer vaccinations (cumulative): 3,828,368
Total Moderna vaccinations (cumulative): 2,402,553
Total Johnson & Johnson vaccinations (cumulative): 287,014
Unknown/missing vaccine type: 1,441
Total population with completed vaccine series as of October 6th: 3,412,916
Percent of total population with at least one vaccine dose: 73.6% of the population
Percent of total population with completed vaccine series: 70.2% of the population
TESTING
Total overall lab tests completed: 12,758,518
CASES
3886 newly reported confirmed positive cases
Newly reported confirmed cases: 2995
Newly reported probable cases: 891
Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 (cumulative): 729,334
Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative): 666,882
Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative): 62,452
Total number of health care workers: 47,377
VACCINE BREAKTHROUGH CASES
Breakthrough cases data updated weekly on Mondays
Number of vaccine breakthrough cases as of October 4:
Total number of fully vaccinated Minnesotans: 3,178,401
Total cases: 32,796 or 1.032% of fully vaccinated people
Total cases hospitalized: 1690 or 0.053% of fully vaccinated people
Total deaths: 185 or 0.006% of fully vaccinated people
RECOVERED
Total patients who no longer need to be isolated: 699,275
HOSPITALIZATION
Total number of patients hospitalized (cumulative): 38,573
Total number of patients that have been admitted to the ICU (cumulative): 7,811
DEATHS
40 deaths reported today
Residence type of newly reported deaths:
Private Residence: 29
Long-term Care Facility/Assisted Living:
Total number of deaths: 8,243
Deaths from confirmed cases (cumulative): 7,770
Deaths from probable cases (cumulative): 473
Total non-laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths: 113
*COVID-19 listed on death certificate but a positive test not documented for the person.
4,657, were among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.
Cases by County of Residence
| ounty | Total confirmed cases | Total probable cases | Total cases | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin | 1,614 | 68 | 1,682 | 41 |
| Anoka | 44,000 | 7,283 | 51,283 | 501 |
| Becker | 4,440 | 518 | 4,958 | 61 |
| Beltrami | 4,646 | 1,268 | 5,914 | 73 |
| Benton | 6,578 | 498 | 7,076 | 102 |
| Big Stone | 705 | 41 | 746 | 4 |
| Blue Earth | 8,997 | 218 | 9,215 | 54 |
| Brown | 3,697 | 106 | 3,803 | 45 |
| Carlton | 3,312 | 879 | 4,191 | 62 |
| Carver | 10,967 | 1,944 | 12,911 | 53 |
| Cass | 3,575 | 292 | 3,867 | 41 |
| Chippewa | 1,718 | 64 | 1,782 | 39 |
| Chisago | 7,051 | 719 | 7,770 | 61 |
| Clay | 8,750 | 952 | 9,702 | 98 |
| Clearwater | 955 | 302 | 1,257 | 18 |
| Cook | 220 | 5 | 225 | 0 |
| Cottonwood | 1,603 | 260 | 1,863 | 24 |
| Crow Wing | 8,173 | 609 | 8,782 | 104 |
| Dakota | 48,738 | 6,006 | 54,744 | 512 |
| Dodge | 2,544 | 47 | 2,591 | 7 |
| Douglas | 5,218 | 641 | 5,859 | 86 |
| Faribault | 1,977 | 48 | 2,025 | 26 |
| Fillmore | 2,129 | 28 | 2,157 | 12 |
| Freeborn | 4,538 | 85 | 4,623 | 42 |
| Goodhue | 5,621 | 196 | 5,817 | 82 |
| Grant | 686 | 44 | 730 | 9 |
| Hennepin | 135,313 | 12,181 | 147,494 | 1,889 |
| Houston | 2,126 | 85 | 2,211 | 17 |
| Hubbard | 2,332 | 338 | 2,670 | 42 |
| Isanti | 4,697 | 621 | 5,318 | 72 |
| Itasca | 5,529 | 165 | 5,694 | 73 |
| Jackson | 1,112 | 292 | 1,404 | 13 |
| Kanabec | 1,693 | 89 | 1,782 | 29 |
| Kandiyohi | 7,741 | 126 | 7,867 | 94 |
| Kittson | 515 | 60 | 575 | 22 |
| Koochiching | 1,212 | 131 | 1,343 | 19 |
| Lac qui Parle | 826 | 95 | 921 | 24 |
| Lake | 873 | 152 | 1,025 | 21 |
| Lake of the Woods | 416 | 20 | 436 | 4 |
| Le Sueur | 3,478 | 175 | 3,653 | 30 |
| Lincoln | 685 | 30 | 715 | 4 |
| Lyon | 3,959 | 293 | 4,252 | 54 |
| Mahnomen | 756 | 39 | 795 | 10 |
| Marshall | 1,076 | 128 | 1,204 | 19 |
| Martin | 2,825 | 139 | 2,964 | 33 |
| McLeod | 5,365 | 151 | 5,516 | 66 |
| Meeker | 3,278 | 69 | 3,347 | 51 |
| Mille Lacs | 3,577 | 245 | 3,822 | 64 |
| Morrison | 4,830 | 300 | 5,130 | 63 |
| Mower | 5,875 | 192 | 6,067 | 39 |
| Murray | 985 | 264 | 1,249 | 10 |
| Nicollet | 3,906 | 137 | 4,043 | 49 |
| Nobles | 4,288 | 385 | 4,673 | 51 |
| Norman | 685 | 89 | 774 | 9 |
| Olmsted | 16,947 | 146 | 17,093 | 115 |
| Otter Tail | 6,650 | 718 | 7,368 | 101 |
| Pennington | 1,544 | 509 | 2,053 | 23 |
| Pine | 3,598 | 426 | 4,024 | 29 |
| Pipestone | 1,216 | 72 | 1,288 | 27 |
| Polk | 4,236 | 564 | 4,800 | 75 |
| Pope | 1,360 | 66 | 1,426 | 8 |
| Ramsey | 57,108 | 4,050 | 61,158 | 960 |
| Red Lake | 432 | 122 | 554 | 8 |
| Redwood | 2,112 | 107 | 2,219 | 43 |
| Renville | 2,077 | 83 | 2,160 | 48 |
| Rice | 9,247 | 358 | 9,605 | 127 |
| Rock | 1,274 | 229 | 1,503 | 19 |
| Roseau | 2,350 | 151 | 2,501 | 24 |
| Scott | 17,909 | 2,851 | 20,760 | 156 |
| Sherburne | 12,826 | 1,848 | 14,674 | 110 |
| Sibley | 1,775 | 142 | 1,917 | 12 |
| St. Louis | 20,385 | 1,799 | 22,184 | 344 |
| Stearns | 25,512 | 1,352 | 26,864 | 249 |
| Steele | 5,353 | 149 | 5,502 | 22 |
| Stevens | 1,105 | 46 | 1,151 | 11 |
| Swift | 1,245 | 32 | 1,277 | 19 |
| Todd | 3,492 | 94 | 3,586 | 35 |
| Traverse | 328 | 149 | 477 | 5 |
| Wabasha | 2,631 | 42 | 2,673 | 5 |
| Wadena | 2,030 | 117 | 2,147 | 27 |
| Waseca | 3,075 | 68 | 3,143 | 26 |
| Washington | 29,758 | 2,563 | 32,321 | 322 |
| Watonwan | 1,609 | 31 | 1,640 | 11 |
| Wilkin | 805 | 146 | 951 | 14 |
| Winona | 5,786 | 86 | 5,872 | 52 |
| Wright | 17,001 | 2,984 | 19,985 | 168 |
| Yellow Medicine | 1,209 | 197 | 1,406 | 20 |
| Unknown/missing | 492 | 43 | 535 | 0 |