The Minnesota Department of Health is 35 deaths, the most in a single day since the pandemic has begun. All the reported deaths were reported among people age 60 and over. They are also reporting 1,082 cases of COVID-19, 1,068 of which are confirmed with 14 positive antigen tests. The 1,068 confirmed COVID-19 cases were found in 15,490 completed tests for a positive rate of 6.9 percent. The 14 positive antigen tests were found in 473 completed tests for a probable positive rate of 3 percent. Polk County recorded 25 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, and five positive antigen tests.
Updated October 21, 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) | 126,591 |
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| Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative) | 126,262 |
| Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative) | 329 |
| Newly reported cases | 1,082 |
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| Newly reported confirmed cases | 1,068 |
| Newly reported probable cases | 14 |
| Newly reported deaths | 35 |
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Testing
| Total approximate completed tests (cumulative) | 2,560,520 |
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| Total approximate number of completed PCR tests (cumulative) | 2,539,376 |
| Total approximate number of completed antigen tests (cumulative) | 21,144 |
Testing data table
| Total approximate number of people tested (cumulative) | 1,708,185 |
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Minnesota Case Overview
| Total positive cases (cumulative) | 126,591 |
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| Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative) | 126,262 |
| Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative) | 329 |
Positive cases by date specimen collected data table
| Total number of health care workers (cumulative) | 12,903 |
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Patients no longer needing isolation
| Patients no longer needing isolation (cumulative) | 113,158 |
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Deaths
| Total deaths (cumulative) | 2,281 |
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| Deaths from confirmed cases (cumulative) | 2,269 |
| Deaths from probable cases (cumulative) | 12 |
| Deaths among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities (cumulative) | 1,608 |
Deaths data table
| Total non-laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths (death certificate) (cumulative) | 53 |
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Hospitalizations
| Total cases hospitalized (cumulative) | 9,147 |
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| Total cases hospitalized in ICU (cumulative) | 2,473 |
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: 10/15/2020 (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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