COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota

COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota
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DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationMinnesota
First outbreakGrand Princess
Index caseSt. Paul
Arrival dateMarch 6, 2020
Confirmed cases463,132 (February 1)
(36,618 health care workers)
Severe cases5,056 (cumulative)
Hospitalized cases24,447 (cumulative)
Recovered448,595
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, 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]

  1. ^ Howatt, Glenn (March 14, 2020). "Minnesota declares peacetime emergency to combat coronavirus as cases rise to 14". Star Tribune. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Minnesota - COVID-19 Overview - Johns Hopkins". Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Minnesota governor announces plan to end COVID-19 restrictions and lift mask mandate by July 1". CBS News. May 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "COVID in Minnesota: Walz Signs Executive Order, Ends Statewide Mask Mandate". May 15, 2021.