Status of COVID-19 in Minnesota
By Patti Cullen, CAE | November 22, 2023 | All members
Updated November 16, 2023
- Total positive including reinfections: 1,836,597
- Total deaths: 15,200
- Total cases requiring hospitalization: 89,646
- Total cases hospitalized in ICU: 14,922
Numbers are cumulative since January 20, 2020.
Information on COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, deaths are updated weekly on the “
Situation Update for COVID-19” with data as of 4:00 AM on the Tuesday prior. This total reflects only the results from laboratory testing. There are more cases in Minnesota, and the virus is circulating in communities. It is important for everyone to take steps to protect themselves and others through vaccination, testing, staying home when sick, and more.
Information about monitoring COVID-19 in wastewater can be found on the
University of Minnesota's Wastewater SARS-CoV2 Surveillance Study website.
COVID-19 vaccination data as of October 19, 2023 (Updated monthly)
- People up to date with vaccine doses: 265,553
“
Viral Respiratory Illness in Minnesota Data & Statistics” shows the combined burden of key respiratory diseases—COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) works in partnership with communities to provide safe and free on-site COVID-19 testing in areas with outbreaks, increasing cases, or other barriers to access existing test sites.
Patti Cullen, CAE | President/CEO | pcullen@careproviders.org | 952-851-2487