Greta Kaul is MinnPost’s data reporter. She can be reached at gkaul@minnpost.com.
According to the most recent data available, 2,972,489 people in Minnesota, or 53.4 percent of the population, have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
You know we’re going to say: It’s complicated.
As of Saturday, the most recent day of data available, 2,964,813 people in Minnesota, or 53.3 percent of the population, had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Deaths from alcohol and drugs were up in 2020, continuing a long-term trend. But the number of suicides was down.
The most recent data available show 79 Minnesotans are hospitalized in intensive care with COVID-19, and 170 are in the hospital with COVID-19 not in intensive care.
The announcement of federal charges against Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao caused a postponement of the state’s case against the latter three. Meanwhile, here’s what to expect in the federal case.
Overall, 64 percent of Minnesotans age 16 and over have received at least one dose of a vaccine, though the rate drops to 61.1 percent for those living in areas with a high social vulnerability index.
As of Saturday, 51.4 percent of the population had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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The Biden administration has called for spending $200 billion to increase the U.S. housing supply.
More than 70 percent of cases in Minnesota are now believed to be the more transmissible B117 variant.
The seven-day case positivity average, which lags by a week, is 5.7 percent, down from 5.9 percent the week prior.
Taxpayers still need to file by the Monday, May 17 deadline. But the Department of Revenue will later be able to refund any payments affected by the Legislature’s changes.
The question has gained urgency as businesses begin to seriously contemplate bringing remote workers back to offices.
The most recent data shows 2,676,919 people in Minnesota, or 48.1 percent of the population, have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The seven-day case positivity average, which lags by a week, is 5.9 percent, down from 6.2 percent a week prior.
Data suggest Minnesota may be reaching a vaccination “tipping point” where the rate of vaccinations isn’t determined by lack of supply but rather by the amount of demand.
Since the start of the pandemic, a total of 7,231 Minnesotans have died of COVID-19.
The success of the Moderna and Pfizer shots has researchers thinking about a better flu vaccine — and maybe a treatment for cancer.
The state also reports that almost 47 percent of the population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine so far.
