Minnesota Covid-19 Update: October 8, 2021
(ABC 6 News) – The latest information as of October 8, 2021 on coronavirus in Minnesota according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
VACCINATION
Total COVID-19 vaccinations administered as of October 6th (cumulative): 6,569,914
Third vaccine doses administered: 150,901
Total Pfizer vaccinations (cumulative): 3,874,791
Total Moderna vaccinations (cumulative): 2,406,222
Total Johnson & Johnson vaccinations (cumulative): 287,440
Unknown/missing vaccine type: 1,461
Total population with completed vaccine series as of October 7th: 3,420,016
Percent of total population with at least one vaccine dose: 73.8% of the population
Percent of total population with completed vaccine series: 70.3% of the population
TESTING
Total overall lab tests completed: 12,855,286
CASES
3661 newly reported confirmed positive cases
Newly reported confirmed cases: 3141
Newly reported probable cases: 520
Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 (cumulative): 735,646
Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative): 672,123
Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative): 63,523
Total number of health care workers: 47,615
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: 701,975
HOSPITALIZATION
Total number of patients hospitalized (cumulative): 38,906
Total number of patients that have been admitted to the ICU (cumulative): 7,868
DEATHS
20 deaths reported today
Residence type of newly reported deaths:
Private Residence: 17
Long-term Care Facility/Assisted Living: 3
Total number of deaths: 8,295
Deaths from confirmed cases (cumulative): 7,818
Deaths from probable cases (cumulative): 477
Total non-laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths: 113
*COVID-19 listed on death certificate but a positive test not documented for the person.
4,671, 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 | 1,630 | 70 | 1,700 | 42 |
| Anoka | 44,291 | 7,386 | 51,677 | 506 |
| Becker | 4,491 | 537 | 5,028 | 62 |
| Beltrami | 4,766 | 1,273 | 6,039 | 76 |
| Benton | 6,655 | 497 | 7,152 | 102 |
| Big Stone | 713 | 41 | 754 | 4 |
| Blue Earth | 9,078 | 223 | 9,301 | 56 |
| Brown | 3,740 | 111 | 3,851 | 45 |
| Carlton | 3,354 | 900 | 4,254 | 63 |
| Carver | 11,034 | 1,963 | 12,997 | 53 |
| Cass | 3,621 | 299 | 3,920 | 41 |
| Chippewa | 1,733 | 66 | 1,799 | 39 |
| Chisago | 7,123 | 728 | 7,851 | 61 |
| Clay | 8,807 | 991 | 9,798 | 98 |
| Clearwater | 976 | 305 | 1,281 | 18 |
| Cook | 224 | 5 | 229 | 0 |
| Cottonwood | 1,609 | 273 | 1,882 | 26 |
| Crow Wing | 8,257 | 634 | 8,891 | 104 |
| Dakota | 48,993 | 6,081 | 55,074 | 512 |
| Dodge | 2,557 | 47 | 2,604 | 8 |
| Douglas | 5,278 | 658 | 5,936 | 86 |
| Faribault | 2,013 | 51 | 2,064 | 26 |
| Fillmore | 2,164 | 29 | 2,193 | 12 |
| Freeborn | 4,584 | 88 | 4,672 | 42 |
| Goodhue | 5,660 | 197 | 5,857 | 82 |
| Grant | 692 | 49 | 741 | 9 |
| Hennepin | 136,119 | 12,320 | 148,439 | 1,892 |
| Houston | 2,142 | 85 | 2,227 | 17 |
| Hubbard | 2,377 | 345 | 2,722 | 43 |
| Isanti | 4,751 | 633 | 5,384 | 72 |
| Itasca | 5,587 | 174 | 5,761 | 76 |
| Jackson | 1,116 | 296 | 1,412 | 14 |
| Kanabec | 1,701 | 93 | 1,794 | 29 |
| Kandiyohi | 7,830 | 128 | 7,958 | 95 |
| Kittson | 519 | 61 | 580 | 22 |
| Koochiching | 1,227 | 132 | 1,359 | 19 |
| Lac qui Parle | 833 | 95 | 928 | 24 |
| Lake | 878 | 152 | 1,030 | 21 |
| Lake of the Woods | 418 | 20 | 438 | 4 |
| Le Sueur | 3,506 | 177 | 3,683 | 30 |
| Lincoln | 688 | 31 | 719 | 5 |
| Lyon | 3,968 | 308 | 4,276 | 56 |
| Mahnomen | 774 | 40 | 814 | 11 |
| Marshall | 1,100 | 136 | 1,236 | 19 |
| Martin | 2,874 | 144 | 3,018 | 33 |
| McLeod | 5,435 | 160 | 5,595 | 66 |
| Meeker | 3,328 | 72 | 3,400 | 51 |
| Mille Lacs | 3,643 | 250 | 3,893 | 64 |
| Morrison | 4,874 | 301 | 5,175 | 63 |
| Mower | 5,943 | 194 | 6,137 | 39 |
| Murray | 990 | 272 | 1,262 | 10 |
| Nicollet | 3,948 | 140 | 4,088 | 49 |
| Nobles | 4,296 | 395 | 4,691 | 51 |
| Norman | 701 | 96 | 797 | 9 |
| Olmsted | 17,128 | 147 | 17,275 | 117 |
| Otter Tail | 6,725 | 765 | 7,490 | 102 |
| Pennington | 1,550 | 526 | 2,076 | 24 |
| Pine | 3,620 | 452 | 4,072 | 30 |
| Pipestone | 1,219 | 74 | 1,293 | 27 |
| Polk | 4,266 | 585 | 4,851 | 75 |
| Pope | 1,381 | 69 | 1,450 | 8 |
| Ramsey | 57,400 | 4,096 | 61,496 | 964 |
| Red Lake | 434 | 130 | 564 | 8 |
| Redwood | 2,126 | 120 | 2,246 | 43 |
| Renville | 2,096 | 86 | 2,182 | 48 |
| Rice | 9,296 | 363 | 9,659 | 128 |
| Rock | 1,277 | 236 | 1,513 | 19 |
| Roseau | 2,364 | 150 | 2,514 | 24 |
| Scott | 18,003 | 2,874 | 20,877 | 157 |
| Sherburne | 12,893 | 1,890 | 14,783 | 111 |
| Sibley | 1,800 | 146 | 1,946 | 12 |
| St. Louis | 20,619 | 1,819 | 22,438 | 345 |
| Stearns | 25,753 | 1,366 | 27,119 | 251 |
| Steele | 5,404 | 151 | 5,555 | 25 |
| Stevens | 1,117 | 47 | 1,164 | 11 |
| Swift | 1,269 | 32 | 1,301 | 19 |
| Todd | 3,550 | 106 | 3,656 | 36 |
| Traverse | 331 | 151 | 482 | 5 |
| Wabasha | 2,660 | 43 | 2,703 | 5 |
| Wadena | 2,056 | 123 | 2,179 | 28 |
| Waseca | 3,095 | 69 | 3,164 | 28 |
| Washington | 29,911 | 2,584 | 32,495 | 323 |
| Watonwan | 1,624 | 33 | 1,657 | 11 |
| Wilkin | 812 | 154 | 966 | 14 |
| Winona | 5,839 | 86 | 5,925 | 52 |
| Wright | 17,191 | 3,050 | 20,241 | 168 |
| Yellow Medicine | 1,213 | 205 | 1,418 | 20 |
| Unknown/missing | 492 | 43 | 535 | 0 |