MINNESOTA REPORTS 2,012 NEW COVID CASES AND 32 DEATHS, POLK COUNTY HAS 19 NEW CASES

The Minnesota Department of Health released the COVID-19 numbers for today (February 22) and the state reported 2,012 cases with 32 deaths. 1 death was reported in northwest Minnesota, in Beltrami County. Polk County reported 19 new cases with seven probable, Mahnomen County had 11 new cases, Marshall County had 9, Roseau County had 5, Pennington County had 2 with one probable, Norman County had 1. 

All the information is below-

Updated February 22, 2022
Updated weekdays at 11 a.m., with data current as of 4 a.m. the previous business day.
In observance of the holiday, we did not update the data on this page on Monday, February 21. Updates posted today are for data as of 4 a.m. Friday, February 18.

Data is for cases that were tested and returned positive. At-home test results are not counted by MDH.

All data is preliminary and may change as cases are investigated. Many data points are collected through an online survey or during case interviews; however, not all cases are interviewed. Case interviews are focused on people under 18 years old, hospitalizations, deaths, and people with vaccine breakthrough or variants. Data presented below is for all cases, regardless of interview status.

Positive PCR test results are considered confirmed cases. Positive antigen test results are considered probable cases. All probable cases get the same public health follow up and recommendations as cases confirmed by PCR tests.

Daily Update:

Because all data is preliminary and some reports require verification before counting as a case, the change in number of cumulative positive cases and deaths from one day to the next may not exactly equal the newly reported cases or deaths.

We continuously receive case reports and work to confirm, process, and report them as quickly as possible. Newly reported cases may not include every case reported to us since the last data update.

In observance of the holiday, we did not update the data on this page on Monday, February 21. Updates posted today are for data as of 4 a.m. Friday, February 18.

Total positive cases, including reinfections (cumulative) 1,406,654

 

Total positive people (cumulative) 1,349,144

 

Newly reported cases 2,012

Newly reported cases detail

County Newly reported confirmed cases Newly reported probable cases
Aitkin 1 1
Anoka 89 14
Becker 22 4
Beltrami 18 2
Benton 11 0
Blue Earth 74 5
Brown 2 1
Carlton 10 4
Carver 19 1
Cass 4 0
Chippewa 2 0
Chisago 33 4
Clay 24 18
Clearwater 2 1
Cottonwood 1 2
Crow Wing 27 6
Dakota 77 23
Dodge 6 0
Douglas 12 5
Faribault 6 0
Fillmore 16 1
Freeborn 16 3
Goodhue 26 0
Hennepin 258 40
Houston 69 2
Hubbard 11 1
Isanti 12 0
Itasca 19 4
Jackson 2 0
Kanabec 4 0
Kandiyohi 22 2
Koochiching 2 3
Lac qui Parle 1 0
Lake of the Woods 1 0
Le Sueur 24 0
Lyon 13 0
Mahnomen 11 0
Marshall 9 0
Martin 13 3
McLeod 16 0
Meeker 3 0
Mille Lacs 8 0
Morrison 12 5
Mower 14 0
Murray 2 4
Nicollet 28 0
Nobles 4 6
Norman 1 0
Olmsted 68 1
Otter Tail 17 5
Pennington 2 1
Pine 7 5
Pipestone 1 1
Polk 19 7
Pope 1 0
Ramsey 96 25
Red Lake 0 1
Redwood 7 1
Renville 3 4
Rice 20 4
Roseau 5 0
Scott 21 4
Sherburne 31 3
Sibley 11 0
St. Louis 74 20
Stearns 46 6
Steele 16 0
Stevens 6 0
Swift 3 0
Todd 8 2
Traverse 3 0
Wabasha 30 1
Wadena 9 3
Waseca 10 0
Washington 54 16
Watonwan 8 0
Wilkin 0 1
Winona 31 0
Wright 27 4
Yellow Medicine 1 1
Unknown/missing 35 4
  • Cases removed: 20
    Cases are removed for many reasons including residence in another state, duplication of cases, and false positive reports.
Total deaths (cumulative) 11,993

 

Newly reported deaths 32

Newly reported deaths detail

County of residence Age group Number of newly reported deaths
Anoka 60-64 years 3
Becker 85-89 years 1
Beltrami 70-74 years 1
Beltrami 75-79 years 1
Cass 75-79 years 1
Clay 65-69 years 1
Crow Wing 70-74 years 1
Freeborn 90-94 years 1
Hennepin 55-59 years 1
Hennepin 60-64 years 1
Hennepin 65-69 years 1
Hennepin 70-74 years 2
Hennepin 85-89 years 2
Hennepin 90-94 years 2
Itasca 60-64 years 1
McLeod 80-84 years 1
Mille Lacs 75-79 years 1
Olmsted 75-79 years 1
Otter Tail 85-89 years 1
Ramsey 40-44 years 1
Ramsey 75-79 years 1
Ramsey 85-89 years 2
Ramsey 95-99 years 1
Scott 85-89 years 1
Washington 65-69 years 1
Washington 90-94 years 1

 

Residence type Number of newly reported deaths
Private Residence 15
Long-term Care Facility/Assisted Living 16
Residential Behavioral Health 1

 

Month and year of death Number of newly reported deaths
September 2021 1
December 2021 1
January 2022 5
February 2022 25

Testing

Total approximate completed tests (cumulative) 18,600,838
Total approximate number of completed PCR tests (cumulative) 15,735,490
Total approximate number of completed antigen tests (cumulative) 2,865,348

Testing data table

 

More about testing data

Minnesota Case Overview

Total positive cases, including reinfections (cumulative) 1,406,654

 

Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative) 1,213,000
Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative) 193,654

Positive cases by date specimen collected data table

 

Total positive people (cumulative) 1,349,144

 

Total number of reinfections (cumulative) 57,510

Reinfections by date specimen collected data table

More about positive cases, positive people, and reinfections

Cases no longer needing isolation

Cases no longer needing isolation (cumulative) 1,379,406

More about cases no longer needing isolation

Deaths

Total deaths (cumulative) 11,993

Deaths data table

 

Total non-laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths (death certificate) (cumulative) 170

 

Deaths among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities (cumulative) 5,528

More about deaths

Hospitalizations

Total cases hospitalized (cumulative) 59,928
Total cases hospitalized in ICU (cumulative) 11,105

Hospitalization data table

 

More about hospitalizations

Case Demographics

Age

Age group data table:
Including age group of deaths

 

More about age

Gender

Gender data table

 

More about gender

Race & Ethnicity

Race and ethnicity data table:
Including race and ethnicity of deaths

 

More about race and ethnicity

Residence

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.

County of residence data table:
Including county of residence of deaths

 

More about location data

As of 10/28/21, likely exposure and residence type are no longer collected for all cases and therefore no longer reported. Archived data can be found in the COVID-19 Weekly Report.

Weekly Report

The COVID-19 Weekly Report includes more detailed information on testing, demographics, syndromic surveillance, variants, and more. Updated Thursdays.

As of 10/28/21, Cases in Pre-K through Grade 12 School Buildings, by County and Congregate Care Facilities with Exposures, by County can be found with the COVID-19 Weekly Report.

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