COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Minnesota |
First outbreak | Grand Princess |
Index case | St. Paul |
Arrival date | March 6, 2020 |
Confirmed cases | 463,132 (February 1) (36,618 health care workers) |
Severe cases | 5,056 (cumulative) |
Hospitalized cases | 24,447 (cumulative) |
Recovered | 448,595 |
Deaths | 6,210 |
Government website | |
Minnesota Department of Health |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota is part of an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the state of Minnesota. The first confirmed case was reported on March 6, 2020. Governor Tim Walz declared a state of emergency on March 13.[1]
As of May 28, 2021[update], Minnesota has administered 5,360,493 COVID-19 vaccine doses, and has fully vaccinated 2,329,984 people, equivalent to 41.88 percent of the population.[2]
On May 6, 2021, Governor Tim Walz announced that COVID-19 restrictions would end on May 28, 2021, and the mask mandate would be lifted July 1, 2021.[3] On Friday May 14, 2021, Tim Walz signed an executive order that lifted the mask mandate.[4]