Minnesota COVID-19 update: Thursday
(ABC 6 News) – The latest information as of December 23, 2021 on coronavirus in Minnesota according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
VACCINATION
Total COVID-19 vaccinations administered as of December 21 (cumulative): 8,564,704
Third doses and booster doses administered: 1,607,817
- Total Pfizer vaccinations (cumulative): 5,088,692
- Total Moderna vaccination (cumulative): 3,145,923
- Johnson & Johnson: 328,085
- Unknown/missing vaccine type: 2,004
People with completed vaccine series: 3,498,164
Percent of people with at least one vaccine dose: 67.1% of the population
Percent of people with completed vaccine series: 62.9% of the population
TESTING
Total overall lab tests completed: 15,882,328
- Total approximate number of completed PCR tests (cumulative): 13,736,793
- Total approximate number of completed antigen tests (cumulative): 2,145,535
CASES
3,378 newly reported confirmed positive cases
Total confirmed cases of COVID-19, including reinfections: 996,224
Total positive people (cumulative): 983,636
- Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative): 882,824
- Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative): 113,400
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: 961,306
HOSPITALIZATION
- Total number of patients hospitalized: 49,984
- Total number of patients that have been admitted to the ICU: 9,815
DEATHS
52 deaths reported today including an Olmsted County resident in their 60s
Residence type of newly reported deaths:
- Private Residence: 38
- Long-term Care Facility/Assisted Living: 12
- Residential Behavioral Health: 2
Total number of deaths: 10,306
- Deaths from confirmed cases (cumulative): 9,678
- Deaths from probable cases (cumulative): 628
Total non-laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths: 134
*COVID-19 listed on death certificate but a positive test not documented for the person.
50% of deaths, or 5,125, 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 | 2,265 | 142 | 2,407 | 53 |
| Anoka | 57,616 | 12,387 | 70,003 | 657 |
| Becker | 5,752 | 818 | 6,570 | 79 |
| Beltrami | 7,064 | 1,605 | 8,669 | 108 |
| Benton | 9,264 | 632 | 9,896 | 137 |
| Big Stone | 948 | 54 | 1,002 | 7 |
| Blue Earth | 12,182 | 335 | 12,517 | 76 |
| Brown | 4,825 | 151 | 4,976 | 66 |
| Carlton | 4,481 | 1,535 | 6,016 | 80 |
| Carver | 14,848 | 3,425 | 18,273 | 86 |
| Cass | 4,850 | 462 | 5,312 | 61 |
| Chippewa | 2,234 | 92 | 2,326 | 43 |
| Chisago | 9,604 | 1,222 | 10,826 | 98 |
| Clay | 10,718 | 2,259 | 12,977 | 111 |
| Clearwater | 1,319 | 363 | 1,682 | 25 |
| Cook | 336 | 7 | 343 | 1 |
| Cottonwood | 1,853 | 600 | 2,453 | 33 |
| Crow Wing | 10,892 | 1,124 | 12,016 | 135 |
| Dakota | 62,813 | 11,328 | 74,141 | 637 |
| Dodge | 3,855 | 66 | 3,921 | 13 |
| Douglas | 7,197 | 1,249 | 8,446 | 102 |
| Faribault | 2,709 | 93 | 2,802 | 38 |
| Fillmore | 3,332 | 49 | 3,381 | 16 |
| Freeborn | 6,015 | 199 | 6,214 | 51 |
| Goodhue | 8,685 | 357 | 9,042 | 106 |
| Grant | 994 | 110 | 1,104 | 12 |
| Hennepin | 173,231 | 21,933 | 195,164 | 2,145 |
| Houston | 2,930 | 115 | 3,045 | 18 |
| Hubbard | 3,331 | 428 | 3,759 | 51 |
| Isanti | 6,645 | 1,089 | 7,734 | 94 |
| Itasca | 8,012 | 345 | 8,357 | 110 |
| Jackson | 1,277 | 430 | 1,707 | 16 |
| Kanabec | 2,594 | 183 | 2,777 | 43 |
| Kandiyohi | 10,210 | 224 | 10,434 | 116 |
| Kittson | 766 | 82 | 848 | 23 |
| Koochiching | 1,715 | 254 | 1,969 | 29 |
| Lac qui Parle | 1,191 | 129 | 1,320 | 26 |
| Lake | 1,248 | 211 | 1,459 | 26 |
| Lake of the Woods | 537 | 24 | 561 | 5 |
| Le Sueur | 4,684 | 308 | 4,992 | 41 |
| Lincoln | 884 | 52 | 936 | 5 |
| Lyon | 5,080 | 470 | 5,550 | 66 |
| Mahnomen | 1,079 | 73 | 1,152 | 15 |
| Marshall | 1,386 | 254 | 1,640 | 23 |
| Martin | 3,892 | 264 | 4,156 | 51 |
| McLeod | 7,357 | 407 | 7,764 | 90 |
| Meeker | 4,498 | 178 | 4,676 | 67 |
| Mille Lacs | 5,311 | 421 | 5,732 | 90 |
| Morrison | 6,660 | 438 | 7,098 | 85 |
| Mower | 7,547 | 255 | 7,802 | 53 |
| Murray | 1,194 | 402 | 1,596 | 14 |
| Nicollet | 5,432 | 197 | 5,629 | 61 |
| Nobles | 4,858 | 554 | 5,412 | 56 |
| Norman | 913 | 177 | 1,090 | 10 |
| Olmsted | 24,197 | 229 | 24,426 | 139 |
| Otter Tail | 8,851 | 1,603 | 10,454 | 140 |
| Pennington | 1,838 | 808 | 2,646 | 31 |
| Pine | 4,752 | 847 | 5,599 | 48 |
| Pipestone | 1,475 | 125 | 1,600 | 30 |
| Polk | 5,281 | 1,038 | 6,319 | 91 |
| Pope | 2,132 | 127 | 2,259 | 14 |
| Ramsey | 72,918 | 8,286 | 81,204 | 1,111 |
| Red Lake | 543 | 188 | 731 | 11 |
| Redwood | 2,766 | 243 | 3,009 | 49 |
| Renville | 2,710 | 132 | 2,842 | 52 |
| Rice | 11,708 | 633 | 12,341 | 147 |
| Rock | 1,465 | 376 | 1,841 | 32 |
| Roseau | 3,202 | 177 | 3,379 | 34 |
| Scott | 23,179 | 5,225 | 28,404 | 206 |
| Sherburne | 17,401 | 3,208 | 20,609 | 146 |
| Sibley | 2,506 | 254 | 2,760 | 20 |
| St. Louis | 28,377 | 3,936 | 32,313 | 442 |
| Stearns | 34,753 | 1,727 | 36,480 | 306 |
| Steele | 7,223 | 222 | 7,445 | 40 |
| Stevens | 1,767 | 80 | 1,847 | 11 |
| Swift | 1,767 | 53 | 1,820 | 29 |
| Todd | 4,938 | 298 | 5,236 | 50 |
| Traverse | 414 | 212 | 626 | 8 |
| Wabasha | 3,975 | 80 | 4,055 | 12 |
| Wadena | 2,793 | 409 | 3,202 | 43 |
| Waseca | 3,987 | 229 | 4,216 | 34 |
| Washington | 38,566 | 6,081 | 44,647 | 394 |
| Watonwan | 2,052 | 91 | 2,143 | 21 |
| Wilkin | 992 | 287 | 1,279 | 17 |
| Winona | 8,022 | 120 | 8,142 | 62 |
| Wright | 23,056 | 5,070 | 28,126 | 251 |
| Yellow Medicine | 1,598 | 393 | 1,991 | 25 |
| Unknown/missing | 507 | 52 | 559 | 0 |