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MINNESOTA REPORTS 5,932 CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES AND 75 DEATHS. POLK COUNTY HAS 35 CASES AND 1 DEATH

The Minnesota Department of Health released the COVID-19 numbers for Saturday, December 5 and the state reported 5,932 confirmed cases out of 48,389 tests for a positive rate of 12.3 percent. The state also reported 75 deaths and 405 probable cases.
Polk County reported 35 cases with an additional 5 probable cases and 1 death (100-plus years old), Roseau County-8 cases and 1 probable, Pennington County-10 cases and 24 probable cases, Marhsall County-10, Kittson County-8, Red Lake County-5 cases and 7 probable, Lake of the Woods County-5, Mahnomen County-4.

Updated December 5, 2020
Updated daily at 11 a.m., with data current as of 4 p.m. the previous 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) 345,281
Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative) 337,053
Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative) 8,228
Newly reported cases 6,337
Newly reported confirmed cases 5,932
Newly reported probable cases 405
County Newly reported confirmed cases Newly reported probable cases
Aitkin 15 5
Anoka 316 39
Becker 36 1
Beltrami 21 1
Benton 49 8
Big Stone 3 0
Blue Earth 53 0
Brown 25 5
Carlton 48 4
Carver 108 5
Cass 43 1
Chippewa 22 0
Chisago 45 4
Clay 53 0
Clearwater 9 0
Cook 1 0
Cottonwood 16 3
Crow Wing 67 2
Dakota 443 20
Dodge 27 1
Douglas 35 1
Faribault 23 0
Fillmore 18 2
Freeborn 22 0
Goodhue 66 0
Grant 5 0
Hennepin 1,130 47
Houston 19 1
Hubbard 11 2
Isanti 31 9
Itasca 67 2
Jackson 25 1
Kanabec 21 1
Kandiyohi 120 2
Kittson 8 0
Koochiching 15 0
Lac qui Parle 10 1
Lake 5 0
Lake of the Woods 5 0
Le Sueur 32 0
Lincoln 8 0
Lyon 32 4
Mahnomen 4 0
Marshall 10 1
Martin 25 1
McLeod 81 1
Meeker 57 1
Mille Lacs 40 3
Morrison 41 5
Mower 70 1
Murray 8 1
Nicollet 37 1
Nobles 25 14
Norman 4 0
Olmsted 108 1
Otter Tail 57 4
Pennington 10 24
Pine 40 1
Pipestone 2 1
Polk 35 6
Pope 12 0
Ramsey 489 30
Red Lake 5 7
Redwood 30 0
Renville 47 1
Rice 140 2
Rock 14 1
Roseau 28 1
Scott 168 11
Sherburne 95 12
Sibley 15 0
St. Louis 200 10
Stearns 217 19
Steele 41 1
Stevens 14 0
Swift 15 4
Todd 48 0
Traverse 2 0
Wabasha 24 0
Wadena 18 3
Waseca 12 0
Washington 231 6
Watonwan 6 0
Wilkin 18 0
Winona 41 0
Wright 168 38
Yellow Medicine 13 0
Unknown/missing 59 21
  • Cases removed: 29
    Cases are removed for many reasons including residence in another state, duplication of cases, and false positive reports.
Newly reported deaths 75
County of residence Age group Number of newly reported deaths
Anoka 65-69 years 1
Anoka 85-89 years 1
Anoka 95-99 years 1
Becker 60-64 years 1
Becker 80-84 years 1
Beltrami 80-84 years 1
Carlton 55-59 years 1
Carlton 80-84 years 1
Carver 85-89 years 1
Chippewa 70-74 years 2
Chippewa 95-99 years 1
Dakota 65-69 years 1
Dakota 70-74 years 1
Dakota 80-84 years 1
Dakota 90-94 years 1
Dakota 95-99 years 2
Douglas 75-79 years 1
Goodhue 90-94 years 1
Hennepin 55-59 years 1
Hennepin 60-64 years 1
Hennepin 75-79 years 1
Hennepin 80-84 years 1
Hennepin 90-94 years 3
Hennepin 95-99 years 1
Isanti 60-64 years 1
Isanti 75-79 years 1
Itasca 85-89 years 1
Kandiyohi 70-74 years 1
Kandiyohi 85-89 years 2
Lyon 55-59 years 1
Lyon 90-94 years 1
McLeod 65-69 years 1
McLeod 90-94 years 1
Morrison 85-89 years 1
Nicollet 80-84 years 1
Otter Tail 65-69 years 1
Otter Tail 75-79 years 2
Otter Tail 85-89 years 1
Polk 100+ years 1
Pope 85-89 years 1
Ramsey 35-39 years 1
Ramsey 60-64 years 2
Ramsey 65-69 years 1
Ramsey 70-74 years 1
Ramsey 75-79 years 1
Ramsey 85-89 years 1
Ramsey 90-94 years 2
Renville 85-89 years 1
Scott 90-94 years 1
Scott 95-99 years 1
Sherburne 75-79 years 1
St. Louis 70-74 years 2
St. Louis 85-89 years 2
St. Louis 90-94 years 1
Stearns 75-79 years 1
Stearns 80-84 years 2
Stearns 90-94 years 1
Stevens 95-99 years 1
Swift 90-94 years 1
Todd 75-79 years 1
Washington 80-84 years 2
Wright 80-84 years 1
Wright 85-89 years 1
Residence type Newly reported deaths
Private residence 31
Long-term care facility/Assisted living 40
Group home/Residential behavioral health 3
Unknown/missing 1

Testing

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

Total approximate completed tests (cumulative) 4,492,421
Total approximate number of completed PCR tests (cumulative) 4,370,635
Total approximate number of completed antigen tests (cumulative) 121,786

Testing data table

Total approximate number of people tested (cumulative) 2,618,431

Minnesota Case Overview

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

Total positive cases (cumulative) 345,281
Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative) 337,053
Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative) 8,228

Positive cases by date specimen collected data table

Total number of health care workers (cumulative) 25,144

Patients no longer needing isolation

Patients no longer needing isolation (cumulative) 301,081

Deaths

Deaths of confirmed cases in Minnesota, data in table below

Total deaths (cumulative) 3,920
Deaths from confirmed cases (cumulative) 3,829
Deaths from probable cases (cumulative) 91
Deaths among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities (cumulative) 2,599

Deaths data table

Total non-laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths (death certificate) (cumulative) 59

Hospitalizations

Minnesota COVID-19 hospitalizations, data in table below

Total cases hospitalized (cumulative) 18,059
Total cases hospitalized in ICU (cumulative) 3,980

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

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.

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

Residence Type

Residence type data table

Weekly Report

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

Facilities with Cases & Exposures

Cases in Pre-K through Grade 12 School Buildings, by County

Congregate Care Facilities with Exposures, by County


Other Statistics

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