LiveUpdate: COVID-19 cases, development in Minnesota

St. Paul, Minnesota — Monday, June 28

• The percentage of partially vaccinated minesotan is 66.8%, and it seems unlikely that the 70% target will be achieved by July 1.
• Waltz relinquishes emergency authority by August 1st
• AP reports that almost all recent COVID deaths are in unvaccinated

According to data shared by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) on Monday, the state could achieve the goal set by Governor Tim Walz to partially vaccinate 70% of eligible Minnesotas by July 1. It is said that the sex is low.

As of Saturday, 66.8% (3,052,188) of people over the age of 16 have been vaccinated at least once, according to the state vaccination dashboard. That number has recently increased by about a tenth percent per day, and the number of vaccinations per day is much lower than in the early days of the pandemic. According to MDH, 2,881,496 people (63.5%) over the age of 16 have completed the series and are fully vaccinated.

When asked about the numbers and whether Minnesota would reach the 70% goal, MDH spokesman Doug Schultz said the answer depended on the data used. The Minnesota COVID Vaccine Dashboard contains only data from the state reporting system and is available in many federal sources such as Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, Native American medical services, and other programs. He says it’s not included.

Schultz said Minnesota is more than 69% of eligible people with at least one dose, according to CDC figures, and it may still be possible to reach the goal.

He shared the following statement from MDH:

Thousands of Minnesota people receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine each day, despite the slowing pace of vaccination across the country. We know that these vaccines work: cases and hospitalizations plummeted as more Minesotan was vaccinated. That’s why President Biden has set a goal of immunizing 70% of US adults over the age of 18 by July 4. 69.6% of Minnesota Adults We have been vaccinated at least once and are working hard to reach that goal.

MDH has recorded 82 new COVID infections in the past day, bringing the total number of cases to 605,218 since the outbreak of the pandemic. The new case is based on the results of 8,488 tests (7,091 PCR, 1,397 antigens) processed in private and state laboratories. Health officials consider a positive PCR test to be a confirmed COVID case and a positive antigen test to be likely.

The four largest counties in Minnesota report the most COVID activity, accounting for more than 44% of all cases in the state. Hennepin County recorded 125,156 and 1,788 deaths, Ramsey County recorded 52,553 and 902 deaths, Dakota County recorded 46,900 and 472 deaths, and Anoka County recorded 42,828 and 461 deaths.

Five more people died from the virus, bringing the total number of deaths since March 2020 to 7,587. Just under 59% of these deaths are related to long-term care and livelihood support.

As of Friday, daily hospitalizations were below 100 and 98 were treated for COVID on an inpatient basis. Of those patients, only 27 have severe symptoms that require ICU care. Bed availability in Twin Cities Metro is very low, but only 52 non-ICU beds are available (1.4% of inventory).

Newly reported COVID-19 deaths in Minnesota remained in the single digits on Sunday.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported four new COVID deaths and 101 new cases in the state on Sunday. Since the first pandemic in Minnesota, 605,137 people in the state have been diagnosed with the virus and 7,582 have died.

Of the 7,582 deaths in Minnesota, 4,475 were associated with long-term care or livelihood support facilities (59%).

Of all people diagnosed with the virus in Minnesota, 596,710 are recovering until they no longer need to be quarantined.

As of Friday, the latest available data, MDH said 3,049,039 people had been vaccinated at least once. Of that group, 2,868,046 have completed the COVID shot series and are considered fully vaccinated against the virus.

Governor Tim Walz said he would waive COVID-19 emergency authority by August 1, as vaccination rates slowly increased and new deaths and cases decreased. He first declared a peacetime emergency in March 2020.