Minnesota COVID-19 update: Tuesday
(ABC 6 News) – The latest information as of December 21, 2021 on coronavirus in Minnesota according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
VACCINATION
Total COVID-19 vaccinations administered as of December 19 (cumulative): 8,505,668
Third doses and booster doses administered: 1,563,729
- Total Pfizer vaccinations (cumulative): 5,051,582
- Total Moderna vaccination (cumulative): 3,124,839
- Johnson & Johnson: 327,274
- Unknown/missing vaccine type: 1,973
People with completed vaccine series: 3,490,578
Percent of people with at least one vaccine dose: 67% of the population
Percent of people with completed vaccine series: 62.7% of the population
TESTING
Total overall lab tests completed: 15,773,963
- Total approximate number of completed PCR tests (cumulative): 13,658,206
- Total approximate number of completed antigen tests (cumulative): 2,115,757
CASES
7,396 newly reported confirmed positive cases
Total confirmed cases of COVID-19, including reinfections: 990,047
Total positive people (cumulative): 977,707
- Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative): 878,266
- Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative): 111,781
VACCINE BREAKTHROUGH CASES
Breakthrough cases data updated weekly on Monday
Number of vaccine breakthrough cases as of November 14, 2021:
- Total cases: 125,076 or 3.765% of fully vaccinated people
- Total cases hospitalized: 5,026 or 0.151% of fully vaccinated people
- Total deaths: 938 or 0.028% of fully vaccinated people
RECOVERED
Total patients who no longer need to be isolated: 957,082
HOSPITALIZATION
- Total number of patients hospitalized: 49,502
- Total number of patients that have been admitted to the ICU: 9,728
DEATHS
41 deaths reported today including two Olmsted County residents in their 60s and 70s
Residence type of newly reported deaths:
- Private Residence: 33
- Long-term Care Facility/Assisted Living: 7
- Residential Behavioral Health: 1
Total number of deaths: 10,197
- Deaths from confirmed cases (cumulative): 9,573
- Deaths from probable cases (cumulative): 624
Total non-laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths: 124
*COVID-19 listed on death certificate but a positive test not documented for the person.
50% of deaths, or 5,107, 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 | 2,256 | 142 | 2,398 | 53 |
| Anoka | 57,325 | 12,223 | 69,548 | 641 |
| Becker | 5,734 | 813 | 6,547 | 79 |
| Beltrami | 7,041 | 1,594 | 8,635 | 106 |
| Benton | 9,217 | 626 | 9,843 | 136 |
| Big Stone | 947 | 54 | 1,001 | 7 |
| Blue Earth | 12,125 | 329 | 12,454 | 76 |
| Brown | 4,809 | 151 | 4,960 | 65 |
| Carlton | 4,458 | 1,512 | 5,970 | 80 |
| Carver | 14,778 | 3,392 | 18,170 | 81 |
| Cass | 4,832 | 463 | 5,295 | 60 |
| Chippewa | 2,230 | 91 | 2,321 | 43 |
| Chisago | 9,573 | 1,208 | 10,781 | 94 |
| Clay | 10,679 | 2,224 | 12,903 | 111 |
| Clearwater | 1,313 | 360 | 1,673 | 24 |
| Cook | 331 | 7 | 338 | 1 |
| Cottonwood | 1,845 | 591 | 2,436 | 33 |
| Crow Wing | 10,852 | 1,108 | 11,960 | 134 |
| Dakota | 62,443 | 11,147 | 73,590 | 628 |
| Dodge | 3,838 | 65 | 3,903 | 13 |
| Douglas | 7,167 | 1,233 | 8,400 | 102 |
| Faribault | 2,691 | 92 | 2,783 | 38 |
| Fillmore | 3,312 | 50 | 3,362 | 15 |
| Freeborn | 5,973 | 198 | 6,171 | 51 |
| Goodhue | 8,627 | 356 | 8,983 | 106 |
| Grant | 992 | 110 | 1,102 | 12 |
| Hennepin | 172,020 | 21,466 | 193,486 | 2,126 |
| Houston | 2,893 | 114 | 3,007 | 17 |
| Hubbard | 3,313 | 424 | 3,737 | 51 |
| Isanti | 6,624 | 1,076 | 7,700 | 93 |
| Itasca | 7,973 | 342 | 8,315 | 109 |
| Jackson | 1,270 | 428 | 1,698 | 16 |
| Kanabec | 2,579 | 181 | 2,760 | 41 |
| Kandiyohi | 10,188 | 222 | 10,410 | 115 |
| Kittson | 763 | 81 | 844 | 23 |
| Koochiching | 1,701 | 254 | 1,955 | 29 |
| Lac qui Parle | 1,179 | 128 | 1,307 | 26 |
| Lake | 1,245 | 211 | 1,456 | 26 |
| Lake of the Woods | 532 | 24 | 556 | 5 |
| Le Sueur | 4,673 | 302 | 4,975 | 40 |
| Lincoln | 878 | 52 | 930 | 5 |
| Lyon | 5,057 | 468 | 5,525 | 64 |
| Mahnomen | 1,072 | 72 | 1,144 | 15 |
| Marshall | 1,381 | 252 | 1,633 | 23 |
| Martin | 3,873 | 261 | 4,134 | 50 |
| McLeod | 7,332 | 406 | 7,738 | 88 |
| Meeker | 4,472 | 176 | 4,648 | 65 |
| Mille Lacs | 5,300 | 417 | 5,717 | 88 |
| Morrison | 6,636 | 437 | 7,073 | 84 |
| Mower | 7,520 | 254 | 7,774 | 52 |
| Murray | 1,189 | 400 | 1,589 | 13 |
| Nicollet | 5,419 | 197 | 5,616 | 61 |
| Nobles | 4,849 | 551 | 5,400 | 56 |
| Norman | 907 | 177 | 1,084 | 10 |
| Olmsted | 24,031 | 228 | 24,259 | 137 |
| Otter Tail | 8,823 | 1,587 | 10,410 | 140 |
| Pennington | 1,835 | 806 | 2,641 | 31 |
| Pine | 4,739 | 826 | 5,565 | 47 |
| Pipestone | 1,468 | 123 | 1,591 | 30 |
| Polk | 5,260 | 1,034 | 6,294 | 91 |
| Pope | 2,121 | 125 | 2,246 | 13 |
| Ramsey | 72,510 | 8,140 | 80,650 | 1,103 |
| Red Lake | 543 | 188 | 731 | 11 |
| Redwood | 2,750 | 238 | 2,988 | 48 |
| Renville | 2,702 | 132 | 2,834 | 52 |
| Rice | 11,663 | 627 | 12,290 | 147 |
| Rock | 1,459 | 368 | 1,827 | 32 |
| Roseau | 3,190 | 176 | 3,366 | 34 |
| Scott | 23,049 | 5,163 | 28,212 | 202 |
| Sherburne | 17,339 | 3,167 | 20,506 | 146 |
| Sibley | 2,492 | 254 | 2,746 | 20 |
| St. Louis | 28,273 | 3,851 | 32,124 | 441 |
| Stearns | 34,598 | 1,715 | 36,313 | 303 |
| Steele | 7,192 | 219 | 7,411 | 39 |
| Stevens | 1,754 | 80 | 1,834 | 11 |
| Swift | 1,765 | 53 | 1,818 | 29 |
| Todd | 4,911 | 292 | 5,203 | 49 |
| Traverse | 414 | 212 | 626 | 8 |
| Wabasha | 3,965 | 80 | 4,045 | 12 |
| Wadena | 2,784 | 403 | 3,187 | 43 |
| Waseca | 3,978 | 227 | 4,205 | 34 |
| Washington | 38,365 | 5,998 | 44,363 | 392 |
| Watonwan | 2,044 | 89 | 2,133 | 21 |
| Wilkin | 991 | 286 | 1,277 | 17 |
| Winona | 7,952 | 118 | 8,070 | 61 |
| Wright | 22,942 | 5,007 | 27,949 | 248 |
| Yellow Medicine | 1,591 | 392 | 1,983 | 25 |
| Unknown/missing | 547 | 65 | 612 | 0 |