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MINNESOTA REPORTS 2,690 NEW COVID CASES AND 41 DEATHS, POLK COUNTY HAS 12 NEW CASES

The Minnesota Department of Health released the COVID-19 numbers for today and the state reported 2,690 cases with 41 deaths. 0 deaths were reported in northwest Minnesota. Polk County reported 12 new cases with nine probable, Roseau County had 16 with one probable, Mahnomen County had 5 with one probable, Marshall County had 4 with four probable, Red Lake County had 3 with two probable, Norman County had 3 with four probable, and Pennington County had 3 with eight probable.

All the information is below –

Updated October 28, 2021
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. All data is preliminary and may change as cases are investigated. Many data points are collected during case interviews. Data presented below is for all cases, regardless of interview status. Data for cases pending interview may be listed as “unknown/missing.”

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, the change in number of cumulative positive cases and deaths from one day to the next may not equal the newly reported cases or deaths.

Total positive cases (cumulative) 784,233
Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative) 713,134
Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative) 71,099
Newly reported cases 2,690
Newly reported confirmed cases 2,140
Newly reported probable cases 550
County Newly reported confirmed cases Newly reported probable cases
Aitkin 5 1
Anoka 100 50
Becker 26 9
Beltrami 39 5
Benton 32 2
Big Stone 3 0
Blue Earth 28 3
Brown 21 0
Carlton 9 7
Carver 31 16
Cass 10 4
Chippewa 4 0
Chisago 25 5
Clay 26 12
Clearwater 3 0
Cottonwood 2 11
Crow Wing 31 19
Dakota 113 39
Dodge 15 0
Douglas 30 13
Faribault 9 0
Fillmore 8 1
Freeborn 15 1
Goodhue 19 0
Grant 7 3
Hennepin 262 102
Houston 13 1
Hubbard 16 1
Isanti 49 5
Itasca 15 0
Jackson 2 3
Kanabec 9 2
Kandiyohi 38 1
Kittson 3 0
Koochiching 8 1
Lac qui Parle 13 1
Lake 1 0
Lake of the Woods 4 0
Le Sueur 22 2
Lincoln 3 0
Lyon 15 4
Mahnomen 5 1
Marshall 4 4
Martin 15 2
McLeod 30 3
Meeker 28 5
Mille Lacs 19 1
Morrison 33 1
Mower 14 0
Murray 4 5
Nicollet 14 1
Nobles 7 2
Norman 3 4
Olmsted 65 1
Otter Tail 30 22
Pennington 3 8
Pine 2 5
Pipestone 2 1
Polk 12 9
Pope 10 0
Ramsey 96 30
Red Lake 3 2
Redwood 12 3
Renville 15 0
Rice 27 3
Rock 3 4
Roseau 16 1
Scott 54 13
Sherburne 48 22
Sibley 12 2
St. Louis 58 10
Stearns 127 4
Steele 37 1
Stevens 13 0
Swift 13 1
Todd 36 1
Traverse 2 0
Wabasha 14 2
Wadena 14 7
Waseca 6 1
Washington 70 14
Watonwan 5 0
Wilkin 3 3
Winona 7 0
Wright 58 21
Yellow Medicine 2 2
Unknown/missing 5 4
  • Cases removed: 5
    Cases are removed for many reasons including residence in another state, duplication of cases, and false positive reports.
Newly reported deaths 41
County of residence Age group Number of newly reported deaths
Anoka 65-69 years 1
Anoka 70-74 years 1
Becker 80-84 years 1
Benton 95-99 years 1
Brown 70-74 years 1
Cass 70-74 years 1
Crow Wing 70-74 years 1
Crow Wing 75-79 years 1
Dakota 75-79 years 2
Dakota 90-94 years 1
Dakota 95-99 years 1
Goodhue 85-89 years 1
Goodhue 90-94 years 1
Hennepin 75-79 years 3
Hennepin 80-84 years 1
Hennepin 85-89 years 1
Lake 75-79 years 1
Martin 65-69 years 1
Martin 90-94 years 1
McLeod 75-79 years 1
Morrison 55-59 years 2
Mower 55-59 years 1
Nicollet 85-89 years 1
Otter Tail 65-69 years 1
Pope 90-94 years 1
Ramsey 60-64 years 1
Ramsey 65-69 years 1
Ramsey 80-84 years 1
Ramsey 90-94 years 2
St. Louis 45-49 years 1
St. Louis 80-84 years 1
St. Louis 85-89 years 1
St. Louis 95-99 years 1
Stearns 70-74 years 1
Washington 75-79 years 1
Wright 90-94 years 1
Residence type Number of newly reported deaths
Private Residence 34
Long-term Care Facility/Assisted Living 7
Month and year of death Number of newly reported deaths
October 2021 41

Testing

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

Total approximate completed tests (cumulative) 13,567,916
Total approximate number of completed PCR tests (cumulative) 12,029,141
Total approximate number of completed antigen tests (cumulative) 1,538,775

Testing data table

Minnesota Case Overview

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

Total positive cases (cumulative) 784,233
Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative) 713,134
Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative) 71,099

Positive cases by date specimen collected data table

Total number of health care workers (cumulative) 49,345

Patients no longer needing isolation

Patients no longer needing isolation (cumulative) 757,360

Deaths

Deaths of confirmed cases in Minnesota, data in table below

Total deaths (cumulative) 8,653
Deaths from confirmed cases (cumulative) 8,153
Deaths from probable cases (cumulative) 500
Deaths among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities (cumulative) 4,750

Deaths data table

Total non-laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths (death certificate) (cumulative) 124

Hospitalizations

Minnesota COVID-19 hospitalizations, data in table below

Total cases hospitalized (cumulative) 41,026
Total cases hospitalized in ICU (cumulative) 8,321

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

This report includes more detailed information on testing, demographics, syndromic surveillance, and more. Updated Thursdays.

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