More than 144,500 Minnesotans have received one COVID-19 vaccine dose and more than 7,300 have completed the series by receiving two doses, according to data released Tuesday by the Minnesota Department of Health.
That equates to about 2.6% of the state s population receiving the first dose and less than 0.1% receiving both.
The department on Tuesday launched a new public vaccine dashboard that includes the number of doses allocated to the state by the federal government, doses shipped to Minnesota providers and doses administered to Minnesotans.
The data released Tuesday, which was reported as of Friday, shows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has promised 541,100 doses to Minnesota to date.
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Minnesota health and employment officials held a regular media briefing call Thursday to give an update on COVID-19 spread and the continuing vaccine rollout across the state.
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Commissioner Jan Malcolm and Infectious Disease Director Kris Ehresmann spoke on the call, along with Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Commissioner Steve Grove.
The call comes one day after Gov. Tim Walz s new executive order was announced, loosening restrictions on many businesses effective Monday.
Malcolm reported Thursday that the average hospital admissions daily are about one-third of what they were in Minnesota s November peak.
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The Minnesota Department of Health held its first and only press briefing of the week yesterday morning. It was also the last briefing of 2020. It is difficult to overstate the servility and compliance of the press in toeing the lines peddled by MDH throughout the epidemic. Yesterday’s briefing serves as a good example.
One would have to be a fool to miss the obvious fact that the virus has waxed and waned on its own rhythm regardless of the various approaches imposed (or not) by the authorities. Governor Walz imposed the current lockdown regime as we reached the other side of the current wave. Kevin Roche made the case in his December 1 Star Tribune column when the issue was in doubt, but he knew what he was talking about.
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Wisconsin reported 2,287 new cases, 9 new deaths
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The Wisconsin s Department of Health Services (WDHS) reported 2,287 new cases Sunday, bringing the total number of cases statewide to 470,818.
Health officials reported nine new deaths on Sunday as the total number of fatalities in Wisconsin rose to 4,692, which is approximately 1% of those testing positive for the virus.
Wisconsin health officials say a total of 20,829 people have been hospitalized from the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, about 4.4% of the total number of people who have been diagnosed with the virus.
Of the confirmed cases in Wisconsin, 19% involve people between the ages of 20 to 29, 16% are between 30 and 39, 15% are between 50 and 59, and 14% are 40 to 49. An estimated 11% are between 10 and 19, and another 11% are between 60 and 69.