The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 1,214 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 40 probable cases of COVID-19 due to the antigen test. There have been a total of 115,763 confirmed cases and 180 probable cases of COVID-19. MDH is also reporting 29 additional deaths, the highest single-day death toll since June 5. The confirmed cases were found in 12,197 completed tests for a positive rate of 10 percent. The 40 probable cases were found in 521 completed antigen tests for a probable rate of 7.7 percent.
Polk County reported 21 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 438 confirmed cases including 62 new cases since the MDH’s Weekly COVID-19 report was released last Thursday. Polk County also had one probable positive case in the new data released by MDH.
Updated October 14, 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.”
The COVID-19 case definition was recently updated to include antigen testing. Previously, cases were only reported through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. Positive PCR test results are considered confirmed cases. Positive antigen test results are considered probable cases. Confirmed and probable cases are reported separately in the following areas:
- Newly reported cases
- Total approximate completed tests
- Total positive cases
- Total cases by county of residence
Death, hospitalization, demographic (age, gender, race), likely exposure, and residence type data combine PCR (confirmed) and antigen (probable) cases for an overall total.
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) | 115,943 |
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| Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative) | 115,763 |
| Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative) | 180 |
| Newly reported cases | 1,254 |
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| Newly reported confirmed cases | 1,214 |
| Newly reported probable cases | 40 |
| Newly reported deaths | 29 |
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Testing
| Total approximate completed tests (cumulative) | 2,383,527 |
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| Total approximate number of completed PCR tests (cumulative) | 2,367,344 |
| Total approximate number of completed antigen tests (cumulative) | 16,183 |
Testing data table
| Total approximate number of people tested (cumulative) | 1,613,231 |
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- Testing numbers show how many total tests have been done for people who live in Minnesota. Some people get tested more than once.
- Testing data is reported per test to account for changes in testing capacity and for individuals who are tested more than once over the course of the pandemic.
- Tests are reported by date reported to MDH.
- Due to civil unrest in St. Paul and surrounding areas, the MDH Public Health Lab was closed from 5/30 – 6/1. COVID-19 specimens were not accepted and no tests were run during this time. When possible, samples were re-routed to partner laboratories.
- Results from 4/29, 6/3, 8/18, 8/26, 9/1, and 9/9 included a backlog of tests loaded into our system.
- Additional testing data available in the COVID-19 Weekly Report:
- Number of Tests and Percent Positive by Week
- Laboratory Test Rates by County of Residence
- Cumulative Percent of Tests Positive by County of Residence
- Weekly Percent of Tests Positive by County of Residence
Minnesota Case Overview
| Total positive cases (cumulative) | 115,943 |
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| Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative) | 115,763 |
| Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative) | 180 |
Positive cases by date specimen collected data table
| Total number of health care workers (cumulative) | 11,912 |
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Patients no longer needing isolation
| Patients no longer needing isolation (cumulative) | 103,830 |
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Deaths
| Total deaths (cumulative) | 2,180 |
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| Deaths from confirmed cases (cumulative) | 2,174 |
| Deaths from probable cases (cumulative) | 6 |
| Deaths among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities (cumulative) | 1,535 |
Deaths data table
| Total non-laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths (death certificate) (cumulative) | 53 |
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Hospitalizations
| Total cases hospitalized (cumulative) | 8,585 |
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| Total cases hospitalized in ICU (cumulative) | 2,346 |
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.
- Weekly COVID-19 Report: 10/8/2020 (PDF)
- COVID-19 Weekly Report
Archive of past weekly reports and some downloadable data.
- COVID-19 Weekly Report
Facilities with Cases & Exposures
Cases in Pre-K through Grade 12 School Buildings, by County
Congregate Care Facilities with Exposures, by County
Other Statistics
- Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome In Children (MIS-C) Statistics
- Minnesota COVID-19 Public Dashboard
- Minnesota’s COVID-19 Response and Preparation Capacity
- Dial Back Dashboard
- CDC: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Cases in the U.S.
- Minnesota COVID-19 Modeling
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