(VOC 9) – The number of minnesotans vaccinated against COVID-19 is now above the number of COVID-19 infections in the state.
As of Feb. 2, 475,200 Minnesota soldiers have received at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine – 11% of the state’s adult population, according to the latest data from the State Department of Health. In total 128,694 people were fully vaccinated.
More than 21% of seniors in Minnesota have received at least their first dose of the vaccine.
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MDH reported 1,410 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 465,176 since March last year.
The 1,410 newly reported cases were from 50,333 tests – a positivity rate of 2.8%. The mean 7-day positivity rate in Minnesota is 3.5%. Anything above 5% is a concern for MDH.
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Seventeen more deaths in Minnesota have been attributed to COVID-19, bringing the state’s death toll from coronavirus to 6,251.
Nine of the 17 deaths reported Thursday were on the Twin Cities subway. Nine of the deaths occurred in long-term care or assisted living facilities, one was in a group home or residential health facility, and one was in a prison or prison.
The dead included two people in their 50s. The rest of the people who died were 60 or older.
There are currently 369 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Minnesota, compared to 442 the week before. Of those 369 patients, 82 are in the ICU.