MINNESOTA REPORTS 2,142 NEW COVID CASES AND 22 DEATHS, POLK COUNTY HAS 2 NEW CASES

The Minnesota Department of Health released the COVID-19 numbers for today (March 1) and the state reported 2,142 cases with 22 deaths. Polk County reported 3 new cases with two probable, Mahnomen County had 6, Pennington County had 5 with nine probable, Marshall County had 1 with one probable, and Roseau County had 1.

All the information is below-

Updated March 1, 2022
Updated weekdays at 11 a.m., with data current as of 4 a.m. the previous business day.

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.

Total positive cases, including reinfections (cumulative) 1,415,652
Total positive people (cumulative) 1,354,381
Newly reported cases 2,142
County Newly reported confirmed cases Newly reported probable cases
Aitkin 6 0
Anoka 90 15
Becker 6 1
Beltrami 28 6
Benton 10 6
Blue Earth 19 3
Brown 3 1
Carlton 17 4
Carver 32 15
Cass 13 2
Chippewa 4 0
Chisago 15 4
Clay 16 8
Clearwater 1 0
Cottonwood 4 2
Crow Wing 27 1
Dakota 117 26
Dodge 10 0
Douglas 15 2
Faribault 3 2
Fillmore 10 0
Freeborn 10 6
Goodhue 23 3
Hennepin 383 50
Houston 14 0
Hubbard 7 2
Isanti 11 0
Itasca 24 3
Jackson 2 0
Kandiyohi 12 0
Koochiching 3 3
Lac qui Parle 3 0
Lake 5 1
Lake of the Woods 2 0
Le Sueur 11 3
Lincoln 2 0
Lyon 4 1
Mahnomen 6 0
Marshall 1 1
Martin 9 1
McLeod 15 4
Meeker 8 1
Mille Lacs 17 0
Morrison 14 0
Mower 13 2
Murray 2 0
Nicollet 10 1
Nobles 4 2
Olmsted 111 7
Otter Tail 11 3
Pennington 5 9
Pine 6 0
Pipestone 2 0
Polk 3 2
Pope 6 0
Ramsey 150 22
Red Lake 0 2
Redwood 3 0
Renville 8 2
Rice 16 0
Rock 1 0
Roseau 1 0
Scott 38 8
Sherburne 32 1
Sibley 2 0
St. Louis 96 23
Stearns 38 1
Steele 14 1
Stevens 6 0
Swift 2 0
Todd 7 0
Wabasha 14 0
Wadena 4 0
Waseca 3 0
Washington 83 24
Watonwan 4 0
Wilkin 3 0
Winona 26 3
Wright 41 13
Yellow Medicine 2 0
Unknown/missing 31 9
  • Cases removed: 66
    Cases are removed for many reasons including residence in another state, duplication of cases, and false positive reports.
Total deaths (cumulative) 12,131
Newly reported deaths 22
County of residence Age group Number of newly reported deaths
Benton 65-69 years 1
Blue Earth 80-84 years 1
Cass 85-89 years 1
Clay 55-59 years 1
Dakota 70-74 years 1
Dakota 80-84 years 1
Dodge 55-59 years 1
Freeborn 50-54 years 1
Hennepin 100+ years 3
Hennepin 60-64 years 1
Itasca 30-34 years 1
Kandiyohi 85-89 years 1
Olmsted 60-64 years 1
Ramsey 35-39 years 1
Sherburne 60-64 years 1
St. Louis 60-64 years 1
Stearns 80-84 years 1
Steele 85-89 years 1
Todd 90-94 years 1
Watonwan 85-89 years 1
Residence type Number of newly reported deaths
Private Residence 16
Long-term Care Facility/Assisted Living 6
Month and year of death Number of newly reported deaths
November 2021 1
February 2022 21

Testing

Graph of Laboratory testing for COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2), data in table below.

Total approximate completed tests (cumulative) 18,798,821
Total approximate number of completed PCR tests (cumulative) 15,885,531
Total approximate number of completed antigen tests (cumulative) 2,913,290

Testing data table

Minnesota Case Overview

Graph of confirmed cases of COVID-19 by specimen collection date, data in table below.

Total positive cases, including reinfections (cumulative) 1,415,652
Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative) 1,220,467
Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative) 195,185

Positive cases by date specimen collected data table

Total positive people (cumulative) 1,354,381
Total number of reinfections (cumulative) 61,271

Cases no longer needing isolation

Cases no longer needing isolation (cumulative) 1,397,019

Deaths

Deaths of confirmed cases in Minnesota, data in table below

Total deaths (cumulative) 12,131

Deaths data table

Total non-laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths (death certificate) (cumulative) 180
Deaths among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities (cumulative) 5,570

Hospitalizations

Minnesota COVID-19 hospitalizations, data in table below

Total cases hospitalized (cumulative) 60,407
Total cases hospitalized in ICU (cumulative) 11,190

Hospitalization data table

Case Demographics

Age

Age group data table:
Including age group of deaths

Gender

Gender data table

Race & Ethnicity

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

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

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.