Minnesota COVID-19 update: Friday, October 15, 2021
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(ABC 6 News) – The latest information as of October 15, 2021 on coronavirus in Minnesota according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
VACCINATION
Total COVID-19 vaccinations administered as of October 15 (cumulative): 6,678,198
Third vaccine doses administered: 219,031
Total Pfizer vaccinations (cumulative): 3,973,861
Total Moderna vaccinations (cumulative): 2,413,824
Total Johnson & Johnson vaccinations (cumulative): 289,031
Unknown/missing vaccine type: 1,482
Total population with completed vaccine series as of October 15: 3,267,835
Percent of total population, 16+, with at least one vaccine dose: 74.1% of the population
Percent of total population, 16+, with completed vaccine series: 70.7% of the population
TESTING
Total overall lab tests completed: 13,121,879
CASES – Newly reported: 3352
Newly reported confirmed cases: 2892
Newly reported probable cases: 460
Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 (cumulative): 755,401
Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative): 688,866
Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative): 66,535
Total number of health care workers: 48,521
VACCINE BREAKTHROUGH CASES
Breakthrough cases data updated weekly on Mondays
Number of vaccine breakthrough cases as of September 12:
Total number of fully vaccinated Minnesotans: 3,206,226
Total cases: 38,808 or 1.21% of fully vaccinated people
Total cases hospitalized: 1,934 or 0.06% of fully vaccinated people
Total deaths: 234 or 0.007% of fully vaccinated people
RECOVERED
Total patients who no longer need to be isolated: 722,264
HOSPITALIZATION
Total number of patients hospitalized (cumulative): 39,722
Total number of patients that have been admitted to the ICU (cumulative): 8,043
DEATHS
28 deaths reported today
Residence type of newly reported deaths:
| ounty | Total confirmed cases | Total probable cases | Total cases | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin | 1,706 | 78 | 1,784 | 42 |
| Anoka | 45,317 | 7,693 | 53,010 | 513 |
| Becker | 4,624 | 563 | 5,187 | 62 |
| Beltrami | 5,029 | 1,303 | 6,332 | 76 |
| Benton | 6,853 | 510 | 7,363 | 108 |
| Big Stone | 743 | 44 | 787 | 4 |
| Blue Earth | 9,266 | 229 | 9,495 | 59 |
| Brown | 3,867 | 121 | 3,988 | 46 |
| Carlton | 3,441 | 945 | 4,386 | 66 |
| Carver | 11,290 | 2,079 | 13,369 | 54 |
| Cass | 3,813 | 318 | 4,131 | 42 |
| Chippewa | 1,790 | 68 | 1,858 | 39 |
| Chisago | 7,391 | 775 | 8,166 | 62 |
| Clay | 8,996 | 1,069 | 10,065 | 98 |
| Clearwater | 1,022 | 311 | 1,333 | 18 |
| Cook | 237 | 5 | 242 | 0 |
| Cottonwood | 1,633 | 297 | 1,930 | 27 |
| Crow Wing | 8,586 | 668 | 9,254 | 105 |
| Dakota | 49,817 | 6,341 | 56,158 | 520 |
| Dodge | 2,633 | 48 | 2,681 | 9 |
| Douglas | 5,456 | 705 | 6,161 | 89 |
| Faribault | 2,093 | 53 | 2,146 | 30 |
| Fillmore | 2,332 | 31 | 2,363 | 12 |
| Freeborn | 4,715 | 93 | 4,808 | 42 |
| Goodhue | 5,834 | 202 | 6,036 | 83 |
| Grant | 714 | 52 | 766 | 9 |
| Hennepin | 138,492 | 12,837 | 151,329 | 1,905 |
| Houston | 2,203 | 87 | 2,290 | 17 |
| Hubbard | 2,486 | 350 | 2,836 | 44 |
| Isanti | 4,911 | 670 | 5,581 | 72 |
| Itasca | 5,784 | 185 | 5,969 | 78 |
| Jackson | 1,134 | 307 | 1,441 | 14 |
| Kanabec | 1,770 | 101 | 1,871 | 30 |
| Kandiyohi | 8,059 | 132 | 8,191 | 95 |
| Kittson | 534 | 61 | 595 | 22 |
| Koochiching | 1,238 | 134 | 1,372 | 19 |
| Lac qui Parle | 853 | 97 | 950 | 24 |
| Lake | 910 | 152 | 1,062 | 21 |
| Lake of the Woods | 430 | 22 | 452 | 4 |
| Le Sueur | 3,598 | 185 | 3,783 | 31 |
| Lincoln | 720 | 32 | 752 | 5 |
| Lyon | 4,118 | 326 | 4,444 | 56 |
| Mahnomen | 818 | 45 | 863 | 12 |
| Marshall | 1,161 | 153 | 1,314 | 19 |
| Martin | 3,010 | 155 | 3,165 | 34 |
| McLeod | 5,634 | 174 | 5,808 | 68 |
| Meeker | 3,427 | 77 | 3,504 | 52 |
| Mille Lacs | 3,765 | 270 | 4,035 | 65 |
| Morrison | 5,103 | 312 | 5,415 | 65 |
| Mower | 6,113 | 204 | 6,317 | 40 |
| Murray | 1,027 | 286 | 1,313 | 10 |
| Nicollet | 4,081 | 149 | 4,230 | 51 |
| Nobles | 4,357 | 413 | 4,770 | 52 |
| Norman | 734 | 111 | 845 | 9 |
| Olmsted | 17,667 | 154 | 17,821 | 118 |
| Otter Tail | 6,974 | 833 | 7,807 | 104 |
| Pennington | 1,580 | 552 | 2,132 | 27 |
| Pine | 3,712 | 487 | 4,199 | 30 |
| Pipestone | 1,240 | 76 | 1,316 | 27 |
| Polk | 4,390 | 635 | 5,025 | 77 |
| Pope | 1,456 | 76 | 1,532 | 8 |
| Ramsey | 58,354 | 4,260 | 62,614 | 972 |
| Red Lake | 443 | 133 | 576 | 9 |
| Redwood | 2,208 | 133 | 2,341 | 43 |
| Renville | 2,154 | 88 | 2,242 | 49 |
| Rice | 9,466 | 389 | 9,855 | 131 |
| Rock | 1,288 | 244 | 1,532 | 19 |
| Roseau | 2,435 | 154 | 2,589 | 24 |
| Scott | 18,305 | 3,011 | 21,316 | 159 |
| Sherburne | 13,246 | 1,986 | 15,232 | 111 |
| Sibley | 1,891 | 154 | 2,045 | 12 |
| St. Louis | 21,281 | 1,897 | 23,178 | 352 |
| Stearns | 26,523 | 1,399 | 27,922 | 252 |
| Steele | 5,566 | 158 | 5,724 | 25 |
| Stevens | 1,172 | 51 | 1,223 | 11 |
| Swift | 1,292 | 34 | 1,326 | 19 |
| Todd | 3,765 | 128 | 3,893 | 36 |
| Traverse | 337 | 163 | 500 | 5 |
| Wabasha | 2,804 | 45 | 2,849 | 5 |
| Wadena | 2,166 | 136 | 2,302 | 29 |
| Waseca | 3,156 | 70 | 3,226 | 29 |
| Washington | 30,462 | 2,683 | 33,145 | 327 |
| Watonwan | 1,648 | 39 | 1,687 | 11 |
| Wilkin | 831 | 171 | 1,002 | 14 |
| Winona | 5,947 | 89 | 6,036 | 53 |
| Wright | 17,676 | 3,203 | 20,879 | 170 |
| Yellow Medicine | 1,275 | 236 | 1,511 | 20 |
| Unknown/missing | 488 | 40 | 528 | 0 |
Private Residence: 21
Long-term Care Facility/Assisted Living: 4
Total number of deaths: 8,379
Deaths from confirmed cases (cumulative): 7,894
Deaths from probable cases (cumulative): 485
Total non-laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths: 124
*COVID-19 listed on death certificate but a positive test not documented for the person.
4,691 deaths were among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.
Cases by County of Residence