The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 1,578 new cases of COVID-19 and four deaths. Eight of the new cases were classified as probable from 180 antigen tests for a positive rate of 4.4 percent. The confirmed cases, 1,570 of them, were found in 22,273 completed tests for a positive rate of 7.1 percent. There were 27 new cases in Polk County which brings the total for the past four days to 116 new cases, and 226 cases since October 15. Polk County has had 502 reported cases of COVID-19 since August 20.
Updated October 26, 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) | 135,372 |
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| Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative) | 134,993 |
| Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative) | 379 |
| Newly reported cases | 1,578 |
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| Newly reported confirmed cases | 1,570 |
| Newly reported probable cases | 8 |
| Newly reported deaths | 4 |
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Testing
| Total approximate completed tests (cumulative) | 2,710,177 |
|---|---|
| Total approximate number of completed PCR tests (cumulative) | 2,684,014 |
| Total approximate number of completed antigen tests (cumulative) | 26,163 |
Testing data table
| Total approximate number of people tested (cumulative) | 1,783,933 |
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Minnesota Case Overview
| Total positive cases (cumulative) | 135,372 |
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| Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative) | 134,993 |
| Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative) | 379 |
Positive cases by date specimen collected data table
| Total number of health care workers (cumulative) | 13,574 |
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Patients no longer needing isolation
| Patients no longer needing isolation (cumulative) | 120,421 |
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Deaths
| Total deaths (cumulative) | 2,353 |
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| Deaths from confirmed cases (cumulative) | 2,339 |
| Deaths from probable cases (cumulative) | 14 |
| Deaths among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities (cumulative) | 1,649 |
Deaths data table
| Total non-laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths (death certificate) (cumulative) | 53 |
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Hospitalizations
| Total cases hospitalized (cumulative) | 9,588 |
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| Total cases hospitalized in ICU (cumulative) | 2,558 |
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: 10/22/2020 (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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