The daily coronavirus update: Minnesota adds more than 2,500 COVID-19 cases
The last time Minnesota added as many cases in a single day was in January.
Greta Kaul is MinnPost’s data reporter. She can be reached at gkaul@minnpost.com.
The last time Minnesota added as many cases in a single day was in January.
The degree to which vaccination prevents transmission of COVID-19 is still being studied, which means parents still need to exercise caution.
As of Monday, 1,658,176 people in Minnesota, or 29.8 percent of the population, have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
After case interviews turned up a number of cases at a couple of Life Time facilities, MDH researchers collected more data to try to better understand the extent of the outbreaks.
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Though Gov. Tim Walz said the priority for vaccination is still older Minnesotans and those with underlying conditions, he encouraged all Minnesotans to sign up to get vaccinated if they had the opportunity.
Walz announced the change after a promise of increased vaccine supplies from the federal government.
As of Monday, the most recent day of data available, 1,454,834 people in Minnesota, or 26.2 percent of the population, had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
In some states that opened up eligibility more quickly, massive demand brought down websites and jammed phone lines, causing delays.
On Wednesday, MDH also announced it had revised guidance on visitation and outings for the state’s long-term care facilities.
The request came after the city of Minneapolis announced a $27 million settlement with the family of George Floyd, the man Chauvin is accused of killing.
A COVID-19 cluster in the southwestern Twin Cities metro now includes 140 epidemiologically linked cases, 32 of which are confirmed to be the B117 variant.
According to the most recent data available, 1,240,140 people in Minnesota, or 22.3 percent of the population, have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
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In Minnesota, the Health Department announced that 6 more people had died of COVID-19 and that nearly 20 percent of the population had received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
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The Minnesota Department of Health also reported Wednesday that 17 more Minnesotans have died of COVID-19, for a total of 6,507.