Polk County continues to have the most positive COVID-19 tests in northwest Minnesota, outside of Clay County (Moorhead) with 41. Norman County has eight, Marshall County now has 6 positive tests, Mahnomen County has two, while Red Lake, Pennington, Kittson, and Roseau counties have one each. All the numbers, graphs, and interactive map is available below.
The Minnesota Department of Health today announced the confirmation of another 435 COVID-19 cases, for a new total of 6,663 cases in the state (for case count by county see below).
A total of 1,199 COVID-19 cases have been hospitalized in Minnesota to date. Currently 373 cases are hospitalized, with 155 in intensive care.
Today’s update includes another 24 COVID-19 deaths, 21 of which occurred in long-term care facilities, for a new statewide total of 419. The age range and county of residence:
• 1 Hennepin County resident in their 100s
• 7 Hennepin County residents in their 90s
• 3 Hennepin County residents in their 80s
• 3 Hennepin County residents in their 70s
• 2 Hennepin County resident in their 60s
• 2 Hennepin County resident in their 50s
• 1 Hennepin County resident in their 40s
• 1 Ramsey County resident in their 80s
• 1 Ramsey County resident in their 70s
• 1 Ramsey County resident in their 60s
• 1 Anoka County residents in their 90s
• 1 Anoka County Resident in their 80s
Two deaths not in a long-term care facility occurred in Hennepin County and the other death not in a long-term care facility occurred in Anoka County.
NOTE: One death from yesterday’s count was listed as Hennepin County that should be listed as Washington County. The death was a resident in their 70s.
“We express our condolences to the families and friends of those who died,” Minnesota Commissioner of Health Jan Malcolm said. “We continue our work along with many partners around the state to protect Minnesotans and prevent additional deaths. It is very important for all Minnesotans to do their part in that effort by following social distancing guidelines and other public health recommendations.”
Counties of residence of new COVID-19 cases:
| Hennepin | 175 |
| Stearns | 58 |
| Nobles | 41 |
| Ramsey | 39 |
| Kandiyohi | 22 |
| Anoka | 17 |
| Dakota | 13 |
| Olmsted | 11 |
| Clay | 7 |
| Scott | 6 |
| Blue Earth | 5 |
| Polk | 5 |
| Itasca | 4 |
| Sherburne | 4 |
| Washington | 4 |
| Benton | 3 |
| Marshall | 2 |
| Rice | 2 |
| Wright | 2 |
| Carlton | 1 |
| Carver | 1 |
| Chippewa | 1 |
| Cottonwood | 1 |
| Le Sueur | 1 |
| Lyon | 1 |
| Meeker | 1 |
| Murray | 1 |
| St. Louis | 1 |
| Steele | 1 |
| Waseca | 1 |
| Missing = 4 | |
Data is for cases that were tested and returned positive. Numbers are cumulative since Jan. 20, 2020. All data are preliminary and may change as cases are investigated. Many data points are collected during case interviews. Data presented below are for all cases, regardless of interview status. Data for cases pending interview may be listed as “unknown/missing”.
Not all suspected cases of COVID-19 are tested, so this data is not representative of the total number of people in Minnesota who have or had COVID-19.
Updated May 3, 2020.
Updated daily at 11 a.m., with data current as of 4 p.m. the previous day.
Data for April 12 was as of 8 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: 82,632
- Total approximate number of completed tests from the MDH Public Health Lab: 13,171
- Total approximate number of completed tests from external laboratories: 69,461
Testing data table
Minnesota Case Overview
Total positive: 6,663
Positive case data table
- Patients no longer needing isolation: 3,015
No longer needing isolation data table
Patients no longer needing isolation represents individuals with confirmed COVID-19 who no longer need to self-isolate, including those who have died.
- Deaths: 419
- Deaths among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities: 338
Deaths data table
Hospitalization
Total cases requiring hospitalization: 1,199
- Hospitalized as of today: 373
- Hospitalized in ICU as of today: 155
Hospitalization data table
Case Demographics
Age
Age group data table:
Including age group of deaths
More age data: Age median and range (all cases, non-hospitalized, hospitalized and deaths)
Gender
- 47% female, 50% male, <1% other, 3% unknown/missing
Percentages have been rounded.
Race & Ethnicity
Race and ethnicity data table:
Including race and ethnicity of deaths
Health care
- Number of health care workers: 1,013
Likely Exposure
Likely exposure data table
Not all cases among health care workers have a likely exposure as health care staff.
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. The county residence data may not equal the total number of reported positive cases.
County of residence data table:
Including county of residence of deaths
More about location data
How to use the interactive map
Residence Type
Residence type data table
Care Facilities
Congregate Care Facilities with Exposures, by County
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