Minnesota COVID-19 update: October 7th, 2021
(ABC 6 News) – The latest information as of October 7, 2021 on coronavirus in Minnesota according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
VACCINATION
Total COVID-19 vaccinations administered as of October 6th (cumulative): 6,533,896
Third vaccine doses administered: 129,087
Total Pfizer vaccinations (cumulative): 3,842,449
Total Moderna vaccinations (cumulative): 2,402,834
Total Johnson & Johnson vaccinations (cumulative): 287,163
Unknown/missing vaccine type: 1,450
Total population with completed vaccine series as of October 7th: 3,244,538
Percent of total population with at least one vaccine dose: 73.7% of the population
Percent of total population with completed vaccine series: 70.2% of the population
TESTING
Total overall lab tests completed: 12,800,638
CASES
2674 newly reported confirmed positive cases
Newly reported confirmed cases: 2099
Newly reported probable cases: 575
Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 (cumulative): 732,001
Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative): 668,996
Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative): 63,005
Total number of health care workers: 47,523
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: 700,598
HOSPITALIZATION
Total number of patients hospitalized (cumulative): 38,791
Total number of patients that have been admitted to the ICU (cumulative): 7,835
DEATHS
32 deaths reported today
Residence type of newly reported deaths:
Private Residence: 21
Long-term Care Facility/Assisted Living: 11
Total number of deaths: 8,275
Deaths from confirmed cases (cumulative): 7,798
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.
4,668, 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 | 1,616 | 70 | 1,686 | 41 |
| Anoka | 44,098 | 7,339 | 51,437 | 502 |
| Becker | 4,461 | 527 | 4,988 | 62 |
| Beltrami | 4,688 | 1,271 | 5,959 | 76 |
| Benton | 6,618 | 497 | 7,115 | 102 |
| Big Stone | 709 | 41 | 750 | 4 |
| Blue Earth | 9,030 | 223 | 9,253 | 55 |
| Brown | 3,717 | 110 | 3,827 | 45 |
| Carlton | 3,329 | 885 | 4,214 | 63 |
| Carver | 10,991 | 1,956 | 12,947 | 53 |
| Cass | 3,592 | 297 | 3,889 | 41 |
| Chippewa | 1,719 | 64 | 1,783 | 39 |
| Chisago | 7,078 | 724 | 7,802 | 61 |
| Clay | 8,786 | 962 | 9,748 | 98 |
| Clearwater | 962 | 304 | 1,266 | 18 |
| Cook | 223 | 5 | 228 | 0 |
| Cottonwood | 1,606 | 267 | 1,873 | 24 |
| Crow Wing | 8,208 | 628 | 8,836 | 104 |
| Dakota | 48,861 | 6,040 | 54,901 | 512 |
| Dodge | 2,551 | 47 | 2,598 | 8 |
| Douglas | 5,247 | 650 | 5,897 | 86 |
| Faribault | 1,994 | 51 | 2,045 | 26 |
| Fillmore | 2,151 | 29 | 2,180 | 12 |
| Freeborn | 4,567 | 86 | 4,653 | 42 |
| Goodhue | 5,635 | 197 | 5,832 | 82 |
| Grant | 688 | 48 | 736 | 9 |
| Hennepin | 135,599 | 12,252 | 147,851 | 1,891 |
| Houston | 2,133 | 85 | 2,218 | 17 |
| Hubbard | 2,347 | 343 | 2,690 | 43 |
| Isanti | 4,721 | 625 | 5,346 | 72 |
| Itasca | 5,557 | 172 | 5,729 | 73 |
| Jackson | 1,116 | 294 | 1,410 | 13 |
| Kanabec | 1,694 | 90 | 1,784 | 29 |
| Kandiyohi | 7,779 | 128 | 7,907 | 94 |
| Kittson | 517 | 61 | 578 | 22 |
| Koochiching | 1,221 | 132 | 1,353 | 19 |
| Lac qui Parle | 832 | 95 | 927 | 24 |
| Lake | 874 | 152 | 1,026 | 21 |
| Lake of the Woods | 417 | 20 | 437 | 4 |
| Le Sueur | 3,493 | 176 | 3,669 | 30 |
| Lincoln | 685 | 30 | 715 | 4 |
| Lyon | 3,960 | 300 | 4,260 | 55 |
| Mahnomen | 767 | 40 | 807 | 10 |
| Marshall | 1,088 | 133 | 1,221 | 19 |
| Martin | 2,849 | 141 | 2,990 | 33 |
| McLeod | 5,391 | 155 | 5,546 | 66 |
| Meeker | 3,296 | 72 | 3,368 | 51 |
| Mille Lacs | 3,608 | 247 | 3,855 | 64 |
| Morrison | 4,849 | 300 | 5,149 | 63 |
| Mower | 5,910 | 193 | 6,103 | 39 |
| Murray | 987 | 270 | 1,257 | 10 |
| Nicollet | 3,920 | 140 | 4,060 | 49 |
| Nobles | 4,294 | 392 | 4,686 | 51 |
| Norman | 693 | 92 | 785 | 9 |
| Olmsted | 17,050 | 145 | 17,195 | 117 |
| Otter Tail | 6,679 | 733 | 7,412 | 102 |
| Pennington | 1,546 | 522 | 2,068 | 24 |
| Pine | 3,602 | 442 | 4,044 | 30 |
| Pipestone | 1,218 | 73 | 1,291 | 27 |
| Polk | 4,245 | 573 | 4,818 | 75 |
| Pope | 1,373 | 68 | 1,441 | 8 |
| Ramsey | 57,210 | 4,068 | 61,278 | 963 |
| Red Lake | 433 | 126 | 559 | 8 |
| Redwood | 2,118 | 117 | 2,235 | 43 |
| Renville | 2,084 | 85 | 2,169 | 48 |
| Rice | 9,268 | 359 | 9,627 | 128 |
| Rock | 1,277 | 234 | 1,511 | 19 |
| Roseau | 2,362 | 150 | 2,512 | 24 |
| Scott | 17,944 | 2,857 | 20,801 | 157 |
| Sherburne | 12,820 | 1,871 | 14,691 | 111 |
| Sibley | 1,787 | 144 | 1,931 | 12 |
| St. Louis | 20,465 | 1,806 | 22,271 | 345 |
| Stearns | 25,626 | 1,360 | 26,986 | 251 |
| Steele | 5,370 | 150 | 5,520 | 24 |
| Stevens | 1,107 | 47 | 1,154 | 11 |
| Swift | 1,256 | 32 | 1,288 | 19 |
| Todd | 3,516 | 97 | 3,613 | 36 |
| Traverse | 330 | 149 | 479 | 5 |
| Wabasha | 2,646 | 43 | 2,689 | 5 |
| Wadena | 2,037 | 120 | 2,157 | 28 |
| Waseca | 3,079 | 69 | 3,148 | 28 |
| Washington | 29,815 | 2,578 | 32,393 | 322 |
| Watonwan | 1,613 | 31 | 1,644 | 11 |
| Wilkin | 807 | 150 | 957 | 14 |
| Winona | 5,803 | 86 | 5,889 | 52 |
| Wright | 17,086 | 3,020 | 20,106 | 168 |
| Yellow Medicine | 1,211 | 201 | 1,412 | 20 |
| Unknown/missing | 491 | 51 | 542 | 0 |