Minnesota COVID-19 update: Wednesday
(ABC 6 News) – The latest information as of December 22, 2021 on coronavirus in Minnesota according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
VACCINATION
Total COVID-19 vaccinations administered as of December 20 (cumulative): 8,533,113
Third doses and booster doses administered: 1,583,367
- Total Pfizer vaccinations (cumulative): 5,068,940
- Total Moderna vaccination (cumulative): 3,134,411
- Johnson & Johnson: 327,786
- Unknown/missing vaccine type: 1,976
People with completed vaccine series: 3,494,441
Percent of people with at least one vaccine dose: 67% of the population
Percent of people with completed vaccine series: 62.8% of the population
TESTING
Total overall lab tests completed: 15,813,793
- Total approximate number of completed PCR tests (cumulative): 13,684,800
- Total approximate number of completed antigen tests (cumulative): 2,128,993
CASES
2,807 newly reported confirmed positive cases
Total confirmed cases of COVID-19, including reinfections: 992,851
Total positive people (cumulative): 980,400
- Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative): 880,393
- Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative): 112,458
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: 959,776
HOSPITALIZATION
- Total number of patients hospitalized: 49,812
- Total number of patients that have been admitted to the ICU: 9,785
DEATHS
57 deaths reported today including
- Fillmore County resident in their 70s
- Mower County resident in their 60s
- Olmsted County resident in their 80s
Residence type of newly reported deaths:
- Private Residence: 49
- Long-term Care Facility/Assisted Living: 6
- Residential Behavioral Health: 1
- Homeless (sheltered): 1
Total number of deaths: 10,254
- Deaths from confirmed cases (cumulative): 9,628
- Deaths from probable cases (cumulative): 626
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 5,113, 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 | 2,262 | 142 | 2,404 | 53 |
| Anoka | 57,477 | 12,301 | 69,778 | 649 |
| Becker | 5,740 | 815 | 6,555 | 79 |
| Beltrami | 7,051 | 1,603 | 8,654 | 106 |
| Benton | 9,234 | 628 | 9,862 | 137 |
| Big Stone | 948 | 54 | 1,002 | 7 |
| Blue Earth | 12,140 | 332 | 12,472 | 76 |
| Brown | 4,814 | 151 | 4,965 | 66 |
| Carlton | 4,469 | 1,524 | 5,993 | 80 |
| Carver | 14,817 | 3,408 | 18,225 | 83 |
| Cass | 4,841 | 462 | 5,303 | 60 |
| Chippewa | 2,234 | 92 | 2,326 | 43 |
| Chisago | 9,583 | 1,213 | 10,796 | 94 |
| Clay | 10,711 | 2,244 | 12,955 | 111 |
| Clearwater | 1,315 | 362 | 1,677 | 25 |
| Cook | 332 | 7 | 339 | 1 |
| Cottonwood | 1,848 | 596 | 2,444 | 33 |
| Crow Wing | 10,873 | 1,110 | 11,983 | 135 |
| Dakota | 62,649 | 11,200 | 73,849 | 635 |
| Dodge | 3,843 | 65 | 3,908 | 13 |
| Douglas | 7,181 | 1,244 | 8,425 | 102 |
| Faribault | 2,694 | 93 | 2,787 | 38 |
| Fillmore | 3,322 | 50 | 3,372 | 16 |
| Freeborn | 5,984 | 198 | 6,182 | 51 |
| Goodhue | 8,645 | 356 | 9,001 | 106 |
| Grant | 992 | 110 | 1,102 | 12 |
| Hennepin | 172,629 | 21,657 | 194,286 | 2,136 |
| Houston | 2,902 | 116 | 3,018 | 18 |
| Hubbard | 3,326 | 428 | 3,754 | 51 |
| Isanti | 6,637 | 1,083 | 7,720 | 94 |
| Itasca | 7,993 | 343 | 8,336 | 110 |
| Jackson | 1,273 | 429 | 1,702 | 16 |
| Kanabec | 2,586 | 183 | 2,769 | 43 |
| Kandiyohi | 10,193 | 223 | 10,416 | 116 |
| Kittson | 764 | 82 | 846 | 23 |
| Koochiching | 1,708 | 254 | 1,962 | 29 |
| Lac qui Parle | 1,185 | 128 | 1,313 | 26 |
| Lake | 1,247 | 211 | 1,458 | 26 |
| Lake of the Woods | 535 | 24 | 559 | 5 |
| Le Sueur | 4,675 | 303 | 4,978 | 41 |
| Lincoln | 882 | 52 | 934 | 5 |
| Lyon | 5,066 | 469 | 5,535 | 64 |
| Mahnomen | 1,076 | 72 | 1,148 | 15 |
| Marshall | 1,386 | 252 | 1,638 | 23 |
| Martin | 3,883 | 262 | 4,145 | 51 |
| McLeod | 7,338 | 407 | 7,745 | 89 |
| Meeker | 4,479 | 177 | 4,656 | 66 |
| Mille Lacs | 5,305 | 417 | 5,722 | 89 |
| Morrison | 6,650 | 437 | 7,087 | 85 |
| Mower | 7,533 | 255 | 7,788 | 53 |
| Murray | 1,192 | 401 | 1,593 | 13 |
| Nicollet | 5,423 | 196 | 5,619 | 61 |
| Nobles | 4,851 | 553 | 5,404 | 56 |
| Norman | 912 | 177 | 1,089 | 10 |
| Olmsted | 24,089 | 228 | 24,317 | 138 |
| Otter Tail | 8,828 | 1,596 | 10,424 | 140 |
| Pennington | 1,836 | 808 | 2,644 | 31 |
| Pine | 4,746 | 835 | 5,581 | 47 |
| Pipestone | 1,469 | 125 | 1,594 | 30 |
| Polk | 5,269 | 1,036 | 6,305 | 91 |
| Pope | 2,126 | 127 | 2,253 | 13 |
| Ramsey | 72,692 | 8,186 | 80,878 | 1,106 |
| Red Lake | 542 | 188 | 730 | 11 |
| Redwood | 2,759 | 239 | 2,998 | 49 |
| Renville | 2,703 | 132 | 2,835 | 52 |
| Rice | 11,686 | 630 | 12,316 | 147 |
| Rock | 1,461 | 370 | 1,831 | 32 |
| Roseau | 3,197 | 176 | 3,373 | 34 |
| Scott | 23,104 | 5,189 | 28,293 | 204 |
| Sherburne | 17,364 | 3,191 | 20,555 | 146 |
| Sibley | 2,499 | 254 | 2,753 | 20 |
| St. Louis | 28,328 | 3,889 | 32,217 | 441 |
| Stearns | 34,664 | 1,720 | 36,384 | 303 |
| Steele | 7,204 | 221 | 7,425 | 39 |
| Stevens | 1,755 | 80 | 1,835 | 11 |
| Swift | 1,765 | 53 | 1,818 | 29 |
| Todd | 4,926 | 294 | 5,220 | 50 |
| Traverse | 414 | 212 | 626 | 8 |
| Wabasha | 3,973 | 80 | 4,053 | 12 |
| Wadena | 2,787 | 404 | 3,191 | 43 |
| Waseca | 3,981 | 228 | 4,209 | 34 |
| Washington | 38,471 | 6,026 | 44,497 | 393 |
| Watonwan | 2,050 | 89 | 2,139 | 21 |
| Wilkin | 992 | 286 | 1,278 | 17 |
| Winona | 7,976 | 119 | 8,095 | 62 |
| Wright | 22,992 | 5,042 | 28,034 | 250 |
| Yellow Medicine | 1,594 | 393 | 1,987 | 25 |
| Unknown/missing | 523 | 61 | 584 | 0 |