COVID Cases Rise by 954 in MN (Oct. 6)

Testing

Total approximate number of completed tests: 2,182,970

• Total approximate number of people tested: 1,502,736

Minnesota Case Overview

• Total positive cases: 105,740
  • Number of health care workers: 10,998

Patients no longer needing isolation

• Patients no longer needing isolation: 95,614

Deaths

• Total deaths: 2,087
  • Deaths among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities: 1,488
• Total probable COVID-19 Deaths*: 53
  * COVID-19 listed on death certificate but a positive test not documented

  Daily Update:

  Because all data is preliminary, the change in number of cumulative positive cases and deaths from one day to the next may not equal the newly reported cases or deaths.

  105,740 Total positive cases (cumulative)
  954 Newly reported cases	4 Newly reported deaths

  Newly reported cases detail

  County	Number of newly reported cases
  Anoka	94
  Becker	1
  Beltrami	5
  Benton	7
  Big Stone	2
  Blue Earth	8
  Brown	3
  Carlton	4
  Carver	10
  Cass	3
  Chippewa	7
  Chisago	9
  Clay	14
  Clearwater	1
  Cottonwood	2
  Crow Wing	11
  Dakota	64
  Dodge	6
  Douglas	11
  Faribault	1
  Fillmore	8
  Freeborn	4
  Goodhue	4
  Hennepin	198
  Houston	6
  Hubbard	2
  Isanti	8
  Itasca	11
  Kandiyohi	8
  Lake	2
  Lake of the Woods	1
  Le Sueur	4
  Lincoln	2
  Lyon	7
  Marshall	2
  Martin	7
  McLeod	2
  Meeker	3
  Mille Lacs	2
  Morrison	6
  Mower	5
  Murray	5
  Nicollet	9
  Nobles	4
  Norman	2
  Olmsted	23
  Otter Tail	2
  Pine	21
  Pipestone	6
  Polk	2
  Ramsey	86
  Redwood	3
  Renville	1
  Rice	9
  Rock	1
  Scott	27
  Sherburne	5
  St. Louis	42
  Stearns	26
  Steele	10
  Stevens	3
  Swift	1
  Todd	5
  Wabasha	9
  Wadena	1
  Waseca	2
  Washington	53
  Watonwan	1
  Winona	11
  Wright	23
  Yellow Medicine	3
  Unknown/missing	3

  • Cases removed: 13
    Cases are removed for many reasons including residence in another state, duplication of cases, and false positive reports.

  Newly reported deaths detail

  County of residence	Age group	Number of newly reported deaths
  Anoka	60-64 years	1
  Clay	80-84 years	1
  Scott	60-64 years	1
  Washington	85-89 years	1

  Residence type	Number of newly reported deaths
  Private residence	3
  Long-term care facility/Assisted living	1

  Testing

  Total approximate number of completed tests: 2,182,970

  • Total approximate number of people tested: 1,502,736

  

  Testing data table

  More about testing data

  Minnesota Case Overview

  • Total positive cases: 105,740
    • Number of health care workers: 10,998

  

  Positive cases by date specimen collected data table

  More about positive cases

  Patients no longer needing isolation

  • Patients no longer needing isolation: 95,614
  More about patients no longer needing isolation

  Deaths

  • Total deaths: 2,087
    • Deaths among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities: 1,488
  • Total probable COVID-19 Deaths*: 53
    * COVID-19 listed on death certificate but a positive test not documented for the person.

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