Minnesota COVID-19 update: Tuesday, October 5th, 2021
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(ABC 6 News) – The latest information as of October 5, 2021 on coronavirus in Minnesota according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
VACCINATION
Total COVID-19 vaccinations administered as of October 5th (cumulative): 6,504,618
Third vaccine doses administered: 109,582
Total Pfizer vaccinations (cumulative): 3,814,794
Total Moderna vaccinations (cumulative): 2,401,540
Total Johnson & Johnson vaccinations (cumulative): 286,854
Unknown/missing vaccine type: 1,430
Total population with completed vaccine series as of October 5th: 3,410,953
Percent of total population with at least one vaccine dose: 73.6% of the population
Percent of total population with completed vaccine series: 70.1% of the population
TESTING
Total overall lab tests completed: 12,719,962
CASES
7133 newly reported confirmed positive cases
Newly reported confirmed cases: 6248
Newly reported probable cases: 885
Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 (cumulative): 725,451
Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative): 663,871
Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative): 61,580
Total number of health care workers: 47,248
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: 696,763
HOSPITALIZATION
Total number of patients hospitalized (cumulative): 38,347
Total number of patients that have been admitted to the ICU (cumulative): 7,770
DEATHS
12 deaths reported today
Residence type of newly reported deaths:
Private Residence: 9
Long-term Care Facility/Assisted Living: 3
Total number of deaths: 8,203
Deaths from confirmed cases (cumulative): 7,733
Deaths from probable cases (cumulative): 470
Total non-laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths: 113
*COVID-19 listed on death certificate but a positive test not documented for the person.
4,648, 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 | 1,601 | 67 | 1,668 | 40 |
Anoka | 43,829 | 7,176 | 51,005 | 498 |
Becker | 4,413 | 514 | 4,927 | 61 |
Beltrami | 4,617 | 1,254 | 5,871 | 72 |
Benton | 6,527 | 494 | 7,021 | 102 |
Big Stone | 701 | 39 | 740 | 4 |
Blue Earth | 8,978 | 215 | 9,193 | 52 |
Brown | 3,681 | 106 | 3,787 | 44 |
Carlton | 3,291 | 876 | 4,167 | 60 |
Carver | 10,924 | 1,914 | 12,838 | 53 |
Cass | 3,547 | 285 | 3,832 | 40 |
Chippewa | 1,710 | 64 | 1,774 | 39 |
Chisago | 7,012 | 705 | 7,717 | 59 |
Clay | 8,732 | 927 | 9,659 | 97 |
Clearwater | 944 | 301 | 1,245 | 18 |
Cook | 218 | 5 | 223 | 0 |
Cottonwood | 1,594 | 262 | 1,856 | 24 |
Crow Wing | 8,104 | 583 | 8,687 | 104 |
Dakota | 48,604 | 5,921 | 54,525 | 508 |
Dodge | 2,541 | 47 | 2,588 | 6 |
Douglas | 5,187 | 640 | 5,827 | 84 |
Faribault | 1,962 | 47 | 2,009 | 26 |
Fillmore | 2,117 | 28 | 2,145 | 11 |
Freeborn | 4,509 | 84 | 4,593 | 42 |
Goodhue | 5,602 | 195 | 5,797 | 81 |
Grant | 681 | 44 | 725 | 9 |
Hennepin | 134,812 | 12,016 | 146,828 | 1,881 |
Houston | 2,114 | 85 | 2,199 | 17 |
Hubbard | 2,307 | 335 | 2,642 | 41 |
Isanti | 4,678 | 613 | 5,291 | 71 |
Itasca | 5,473 | 161 | 5,634 | 73 |
Jackson | 1,110 | 292 | 1,402 | 12 |
Kanabec | 1,682 | 86 | 1,768 | 29 |
Kandiyohi | 7,708 | 123 | 7,831 | 94 |
Kittson | 514 | 59 | 573 | 22 |
Koochiching | 1,206 | 131 | 1,337 | 19 |
Lac qui Parle | 826 | 95 | 921 | 24 |
Lake | 868 | 152 | 1,020 | 21 |
Lake of the Woods | 415 | 20 | 435 | 4 |
Le Sueur | 3,459 | 169 | 3,628 | 30 |
Lincoln | 679 | 29 | 708 | 4 |
Lyon | 3,944 | 292 | 4,236 | 54 |
Mahnomen | 750 | 39 | 789 | 10 |
Marshall | 1,068 | 126 | 1,194 | 19 |
Martin | 2,798 | 137 | 2,935 | 33 |
McLeod | 5,335 | 145 | 5,480 | 66 |
Meeker | 3,262 | 67 | 3,329 | 50 |
Mille Lacs | 3,555 | 241 | 3,796 | 63 |
Morrison | 4,783 | 300 | 5,083 | 63 |
Mower | 5,847 | 191 | 6,038 | 39 |
Murray | 980 | 266 | 1,246 | 10 |
Nicollet | 3,891 | 134 | 4,025 | 49 |
Nobles | 4,285 | 382 | 4,667 | 51 |
Norman | 674 | 85 | 759 | 9 |
Olmsted | 16,867 | 142 | 17,009 | 112 |
Otter Tail | 6,596 | 713 | 7,309 | 99 |
Pennington | 1,537 | 507 | 2,044 | 23 |
Pine | 3,581 | 424 | 4,005 | 29 |
Pipestone | 1,213 | 70 | 1,283 | 27 |
Polk | 4,201 | 559 | 4,760 | 75 |
Pope | 1,350 | 66 | 1,416 | 8 |
Ramsey | 56,945 | 4,013 | 60,958 | 958 |
Red Lake | 428 | 117 | 545 | 8 |
Redwood | 2,093 | 111 | 2,204 | 43 |
Renville | 2,066 | 82 | 2,148 | 48 |
Rice | 9,212 | 346 | 9,558 | 127 |
Rock | 1,257 | 226 | 1,483 | 19 |
Roseau | 2,343 | 151 | 2,494 | 24 |
Scott | 17,848 | 2,786 | 20,634 | 152 |
Sherburne | 12,749 | 1,810 | 14,559 | 109 |
Sibley | 1,764 | 140 | 1,904 | 12 |
St. Louis | 20,234 | 1,790 | 22,024 | 343 |
Stearns | 25,347 | 1,335 | 26,682 | 247 |
Steele | 5,319 | 147 | 5,466 | 21 |
Stevens | 1,102 | 46 | 1,148 | 11 |
Swift | 1,235 | 32 | 1,267 | 19 |
Todd | 3,468 | 88 | 3,556 | 35 |
Traverse | 327 | 146 | 473 | 5 |
Wabasha | 2,613 | 42 | 2,655 | 5 |
Wadena | 2,013 | 113 | 2,126 | 27 |
Waseca | 3,061 | 68 | 3,129 | 26 |
Washington | 29,665 | 2,520 | 32,185 | 322 |
Watonwan | 1,607 | 31 | 1,638 | 11 |
Wilkin | 804 | 146 | 950 | 14 |
Winona | 5,769 | 86 | 5,855 | 52 |
Wright | 16,906 | 2,925 | 19,831 | 168 |
Yellow Medicine | 1,203 | 196 | 1,399 | 20 |
Unknown/missing | 499 | 42 | 541 | 0 |