MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RELEASES NEW COVID-19 NUMBERS (APRIL 8)

The Minnesota Department of Health has released the latest COVID-19 numbers and there have been 39 deaths. All the numbers are below –

Updated April 8, 2020
Updated daily at 11 a.m., with data current as of 4 p.m. the previous day.

Dates provided are those when the case, hospitalization, or death was first posted in this situation report.

Testing

Total approximate number of completed tests: 30,753

  • Total approximate number of completed tests from the MDH Public Health Lab: 9,012
  • Total approximate number of completed tests from external laboratories: 21,741

Minnesota Case Information

  • Total positive: 1,154
    • Patients who no longer need to be isolated: 632

Cumulative total and daily confirmed cases in Minnesota: Date reported, Positive cases, Total Positive:
3/6, 1,	1
3/7, 0, 1
3/8, 1,	2
3/9, 0, 2
3/10, 1, 3
3/11, 2, 5
3/12, 4, 9
3/13, 5, 14
3/14, 7, 21
3/15, 14, 35
3/16, 19, 54
3/17, 6, 60
3/18, 17, 77
3/19, 12, 89
3/20, 26, 115
3/21, 22, 137
3/22, 32, 169
3/23, 66, 235
3/24, 26, 261
3/25, 26, 287
3/26, 59, 346
3/27, 52, 398
3/28, 43, 441
3/29, 62, 503
3/30, 73, 576
3/31, 53, 629
4/1, 60, 689
4/2, 53, 742
4/3, 47, 789
4/4, 76, 865
4/5, 70, 935
4/6, 51, 986
4/7, 83, 1069

  • Total deaths: 39

Deaths of confirmed cases in Minnesota: Date reported, deaths, Total deaths:
3/21, 0, 0
3/22, 1, 1
3/26, 1, 2
3/27, 2, 4
3/28, 1, 5
3/29, 4, 9
3/30, 1, 10
3/31, 2, 12
4/1, 5, 17
4/2, 1, 18
4/3, 4, 22
4/4, 2, 24
4/5, 5, 29
4/6, 1, 30
4/7, 4, 34

Hospitalization

  • Total cases requiring hospitalization: 271
    • Hospitalized as of today: 135
      • Hospitalized in ICU as of today: 64

Minnesota COVID-19 hospitalizations date reported, hospitalized not in ICU, number in ICU, total cumulative hospitalizations, total cumulative in ICU:
3/19, 6, 1, 7, 1
3/20, 3, 2, 7, 2
3/21, 2, 4, 12, 5
3/22, 5, 5, 12, 5
3/23, 7, 5, 21, 5
3/24, 8, 7, 21, 7
3/25, 14, 12, 35, 12
3/26, 18, 13, 41, 13
3/27, 17, 17, 51, 17
3/28, 17, 13, 57, 17
3/29, 23, 16, 75, 24
3/30, 32, 24, 92, 25
3/31, 30, 26, 112, 32
4/1, 27, 27, 122, 40
4/2, 37, 38, 138, 49
4/3, 46, 40, 156, 62	
4/4, 53, 42, 180, 69
4/5, 58, 48, 202, 77
4/6, 58, 57, 223, 90
4/7, 56, 64, 242, 100

Demographics

Age

Age Range for confirmed COVID-19   cases in Minnesota: Age range,	number positive:
0 - 5 years, 5
6 - 19 years, 26
20 - 44 years, 424
45 - 64 years, 357
65+ years, 256

Median Age Age Range
All cases 51 4 months – 104 years
Non-hospitalized 43 4 months – 104 years
Hospitalized 64 6 – 98 years
Hospitalized in ICU 64 25 – 95 years
Deaths 86 58 – 100 years

 

Gender

  • 51% female, 49% male, 0% other

Race & Ethnicity

Race for confirmed COVID-19   cases in Minnesota: data in table below.

Race % of Cases % of Deaths
White 73% 77%
Black 7% 0%
Asian 3% 3%
Native Hawaiian <1% 0%
American Indian 1% 0%
Other 3% 0%
Unknown/missing 13% 21%
Ethnicity Percent of Cases Percent of Deaths
Hispanic 5% 3%
Non-Hispanic 79% 74%
Unknown/missing 16% 23%

Cases can have more than one race.

Likely Exposure

Likely exposure for confirmed COVID-19   cases in Minnesota: data in table below.

Likely Exposure % of Cases
Cruise ship 2%
International travel 10%
Known exposure to a case 27%
Travel to another state
(with no known exposure)
15%
Community transmission in MN 35%
Unknown/missing 10%

Cases by County of Residence

County of residence is confirmed during the case interview. At the time of this posting not all interviews have been completed. The data on this map may not equal the total number of reported positive cases.

County Cases Deaths
Anoka 46 0
Beltrami 6 0
Benton 1 0
Big Stone 1 0
Blue Earth 21 0
Brown 7 0
Carlton 14 0
Carver 10 0
Cass 3 0
Chisago 5 1
Clay 20 0
Clearwater 2 0
Cottonwood 5 0
Crow Wing 10 0
Dakota 75 3
Dodge 13 0
Douglas 1 0
Faribault 3 0
Fillmore 10 0
Freeborn 17 0
Goodhue 13 0
Hennepin 344 18
Houston 1 0
Isanti 4 0
Itasca 2 0
Jackson 1 0
Kandiyohi 2 0
Koochiching 1 0
Lac qui Parle 1 0
Le Sueur 20 0
Lincoln 2 0
Lyon 4 0
Mahnomen 1 0
Martin 34 4
McLeod 1 0
Meeker 1 0
Mower 18 0
Murray 1 0
Nicollet 5 0
Olmsted 108 2
Otter Tail 2 0
Pine 1 0
Pipestone 1 0
Polk 1 0
Ramsey 112 3
Redwood 1 0
Renville 2 0
Rice 4 0
Roseau 1 0
Scott 17 1
Sherburne 9 0
Sibley 1 0
St. Louis 28 0
Stearns 7 0
Steele 8 0
Swift 1 0
Traverse 2 0
Wabasha 6 0
Waseca 3 0
Washington 70 2
Watonwan 4 0
Wilkin 2 1
Winona 19 4
Wright 12 0
Yellow Medicine 2 0

We will not release specific locations for any patients being tested in order to protect patient privacy.

Choosing a county on the interactive map above will provide the case count, the legend is located in the upper left. This map will not work if your browser is in compatibility mode.

Residence Type

Residence type for confirmed COVID-19   cases in Minnesota: data in table below.

Residence Type % of Cases
Private residence 79%
Long-term care facility 5%
Long-term acute living <1%
Assisted living 3%
Homeless shelter 0%
Jail/prison 1%
College dorm 0%
Other 1%
Unknown/missing 11%

Congregate Care Facilities with Outbreaks, by County

Outbreak is defined as 1 or more resident(s) or staff with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19.

County Facility
Anoka Homestead at Anoka
Anoka Anoka Rehabilitation and Living Center
Brown St. John Lutheran Home
Clay Eventide Lutheran Home
Crow Wing Minnesota Teen Challenge
Dakota Brookdale West St. Paul
Dakota Inverwood Senior Living
Dakota Vista Prairie at River Heights
Faribault Friendship Court
Freeborn Fountain Centers
Hennepin Benedictine Health Center of Minneapolis
Hennepin Catholic Eldercare on Main
Hennepin Heritage of Edina Inc
Hennepin Mount Olivet Careview Home
Hennepin Presbyterian Homes of Bloomington
Hennepin Sholom Home West
Hennepin Sunrise of Edina
Hennepin The Glenn Minnetonka
Hennepin The Sanctuary at Brooklyn Center
Hennepin The Villa at Bryn Mawr
Hennepin The Waters of Edina
Hennepin Vernon Terrace
Hennepin Walker Methodist Health Center
Koochiching Good Samaritan Society -International Falls
Martin Temperance Lake Ridge
Olmsted Rochester East Health Services
Olmsted Rochester Rehabilitation and Living Center
Ramsey Cherrywood Pointe of Roseville (on Cleveland)
Ramsey New Brighton Care Center
Ramsey Presbyterian Homes of Arden Hills
Ramsey Rose of Sharon A Villa Center
Ramsey The Estates at Roseville LLC
Ramsey The Waters of White Bear Lake
St. Louis Superior View Apartments
Washington Saint Therese of Woodbury
Washington Stonecrest
Washington The Encore at Mahtomedi
Washington The Gables of Boutwells Landing
Wilkin St. Francis Home
Winona Sauer Health Care
Wright Riverview Landing

Facilities with a total resident capacity of less than 10 beds will not be listed.