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Minnesota Department of Health
Jan. 22, 2021
The Cultural, Faith, and Disability Communities COVID-19 Update is being sent to the following three MDH mailing lists to reduce duplication:
- Cultural, Faith, and Disability Communities COVID-19 Updates
- MN Immigrant and Refugee Health Announcements
- The Center for Health Equity
Today's COVID-19 updates include:
Updated Jan 22, 2021
- Total positive: 452,268
- Patients who no longer need to be isolated: 434,515
- Total approximate number of completed tests: 6,289,662
- Deaths: 6,032
o Deaths among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities: 3,836
- Total cases requiring hospitalization: 23,767
o Total hospitalized in ICU: 4,945
Numbers are cumulative since Jan. 20, 2020.
The number of lab-confirmed positive tests among Minnesota residents will be updated daily on Situation Update for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) with test results from the previous day. The page also includes a map of counties with confirmed cases, and more.
This total reflects only the results from laboratory testing. There are more cases in Minnesota, and the virus is circulating in communities. It is important for everyone to follow advice on community mitigation and social distancing to help us flatten the case curve.
Governor has launched a public dashboard which includes race data of cases: Minnesota COVID-19 Public Dashboard.
COVID-19 Community Testing
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) works in partnership with communities to provide safe and free on-site COVID-19 testing in areas with outbreaks, increasing cases, or other barriers to access existing test sites.
Newly listed: For more information visit the MDH COVID-19 Testing Site webpage
Albert Lea
Albert Lea Armory, 410 Prospect Ave
Saliva
Jan. 22, 27-30
12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
Anoka
Anoka Armory, 408 East Main St
Saliva
Jan. 22, 26-30
12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
Bloomington
Creekside Community Center
9801 Penn Ave South
Bloomington, MN 55431
Saliva
Jan. 22-23, 25-29
12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
Brooklyn Park
Starlite Center, 8085 Brooklyn Blvd
Saliva
7 days a week
Weekdays: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Weekends: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
Former Office Max building next to the Panda Garden Buffet, just east of Jolly Lane.
Burnsville
Former Pier 1, 1501 County Rd 42 W
Saliva
Friday - Tuesday
Weekdays: 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Weekends: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
Crookston
Crookston Armory, 1801 University Ave
Saliva
Jan. 27-30
12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
Duluth
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC), 350 Harbor Drive, South Pioneer Hall
Saliva
7 days a week
Weekdays: 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Weekends: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
People will enter the DECC parking lot through the east gate closest to the William A Irvin Museum Ship. They may park in the ramp, or make use of the DECC’s surface parking. They will enter the DECC facility through Door A, and proceed down a hallway to enter South Pioneer Hall.
Hibbing
Hibbing Armory, 2310 Brooklyn Dr
Saliva
Jan. 22-23, 27-29
12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
Hutchinson
Hutchinson Armory, 1200 Adams St SE
Saliva
Jan. 22, 26-30
12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
International Falls
Bob Walz Memorial Union Hall
509 3rd St
January 22-23
12 - 6 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
Inver Grove Heights
Inver Grove Heights Armory, 8076 Babcock Trail
Saliva
Jan. 22, 26-30
12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
MSP Airport
Terminal 1, 4300 Glumack Dr. (follow signs to the testing site on Level 2 of the Blue Ramp)
Saint Paul
Saliva
7 days a week
7 a.m. - 7 p.m. every day
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
Parking will be available for all seeking a COVID-19 test:
Drive to Terminal 1 and into the entry plaza for the parking ramps. Signs will guide you from the inbound roadway to the clinic location itself.
Follow signage to Level 2 in the Blue Ramp.
Walk to the centrally located elevator lobby and follow signs to the clinic.
Mankato
Former Gander Mountain, 1940 Adams Street
Saliva
Friday - Tuesday
Weekdays: 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Weekends: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Ave. South
Saliva
7 days a week
Weekdays: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Weekends: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
Free parking will be available and marked in nearby surface lots and parking ramps.
Enter on the west side of the building off 1st Avenue, then continue to exhibit room E.
Minneapolis
Sabathani Community Center, 310 East 38th Street
Saliva
Saturday, Jan. 23
12 p.m.- 4 p.m.
Minneapolis
Columbia Manor (Columbia Golf Course), 3300 Central Ave. NE
Saliva
Monday, Jan. 25
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Minneapolis
Hennepin United Methodist Church, 511 Groveland Ave.
Saliva
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 21 and 28
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Public Schools Davis Center, 1250 West Broadway Ave.
Saliva
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 30
Moorhead
Former Thomas Edison Elementary School, 1110 S 14th Street
Saliva
7 days a week
Weekdays: 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Weekends: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
Morris
Morris Armory, 722 Iowa Ave
Saliva
Jan. 22, 27-30
12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
St. Cloud
River’s Edge Convention Center, 10 Fourth Ave South
Saliva
Wednesday - Sunday
Weekdays: 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Weekends: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
Parking in the west surface lot next to the Convention Center is available to those being tested. Look for the COVID-19 testing parking signs.
St. Paul
Roy Wilkins Auditorium, 175 W Kellogg Blvd
Saliva
7 days a week
Weekdays: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Weekends: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
Free parking is available on the roof of the RiverCentre ramp. If that is full, metered parking is available in Rice Park.
Entrances:
- Skyway from the RiverCentre Parking Ramp, follow signs. Testing location is about a 5-minute walk.
- Doors by the main RiverCentre sign at 175 W Kellogg Blvd, follow signs. Testing location is about a 3-minute walk.
- Rice Park entrance on Washington Street near Herb Brooks statue, follow signs. Testing location is about a 2-minute walk.
The testing location is ADA accessible. There are ramps and changes to the floor grade. People with mobility challenges may find the Minneapolis and Brooklyn Park locations easier to navigate.
Stillwater
Stillwater Armory, 350 Maryknoll Dr N
Saliva
Jan. 22-23, 25-28
12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
Wadena
Wadena Armory, 517 North Jefferson St
Saliva
Jan. 22, 27-30
12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
Winona
Winona Mall, 1213 Gilmore Ave
Saliva
Wednesday - Sunday
Weekdays: 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Weekends: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
Testing is located in the back of the Winona Mall near the DMV (southwest corner), facing Highway 61. The entrance is on the outside of the mall.
Worthington
Worthington Event Center, 1477 Prairie Drive
Saliva
Thursday - Monday
Weekdays: 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Weekends: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
To schedule an appointment: mncovidtestingappt.as.me
Updated or new guidance
Translated videos
Using Data for Justice: How Changemakers Can
Center Racial Equity in COVID-19 Recovery
Date: Jan. 25
Time: 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. CST
Join Sarah Rosen Wartell, president of the Urban Institute, for a special installment in Urban’s conversation series, Evidence to Action, to launch Urban’s Racial Equity Analytics Lab (REAL).
During this virtual event, Michael McAfee, president and CEO of PolicyLink, and Alonzo Plough, chief science officer and vice president of research-evaluation-learning at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will join Wartell to discuss the power of disaggregated data to help changemakers lead an equitable response to the pandemic and economic crisis. Next, Shena Ashley, vice president for the Urban Institute’s Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy and cofounder of REAL, Kelly Jin, New York City’s chief analytics officer and director of the Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics, and Candace Moore, Chicago’s chief equity officer, will join Wartell to discuss how leaders are using disaggregated data right now to target COVID-19 response to communities needing the most aid and how new tools at the intersection of data science and public policy can help create an equitable recovery.
The COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis has worsened long-standing racial health and economic inequities, and an uneven recovery could leave communities of color further behind. The Urban Institute’s Racial Equity Analytics Lab equips equity-focused changemakers with data and analyses to design and advance race-conscious policies that remedy structural racism and to hold governments and institutions accountable for choices that perpetuate oppressive systems
COVID-19 and the Legacy of Racism: Vaccine Hesitancy and Treatment Bias
Date: Feb. 3
Time: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. CST
The COVID-19 pandemic’s devastating impact on Black, Latino and other communities of color has resulted in disproportionately high rates of cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Racism, both historical and current, complicates efforts to reduce these disparities by contributing to vaccine hesitancy, treatment bias, barriers to testing, and ongoing economic and social inequities.
This webinar from National Institute for Health Care Management will explore challenges and solutions. It is part of the series "Stopping the Other Pandemic: Systemic Racism and Health."
Speakers will discuss:
- Addressing vaccine hesitancy in Black and other communities with significant health disparities
- How race-based treatment bias impacts care and health outcomes for Black and other patients from communities of color and how to bring about positive change
- A health plan’s efforts to ensure access to culturally competent care, support and educate its members about COVID-19 testing, and improve access to primary care
COVID-19 and the Legacy of Racism: Vaccine Hesitancy and Treatment Bias registration page
Mobilizing small businesses to take the COVID-19 vaccine to communities of color webinar
Date: Feb. 10
Time: 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CST
President Joe Biden laid out his two-step Build Back Better recovery plan and recognized small businesses as engines of our economic growth and the glue that holds communities together. Mobilizing small businesses will help get communities vaccinated faster, save lives, and help Americans put the pandemic behind them. During President-elect Biden’s remarks he highlighted the importance and his priority of creating an environment of equity from both a health and economic standpoint in order to stabilize our country. This webinar will provide you with information and insights you can share with your communities and organizations including: 1.) understanding the science behind the vaccine and Vaccine Task Force, 2.) creating the right message about the vaccine, 3.) addressing vaccine hesitancy in communities of color, and 4.) accessing resources for small business. In recognition and celebration of Black History Month, join our distinguished panel for an informative and engaging webinar. The webinar is being sponsored by ASHLIN Management Group in collaboration with the CDC Foundation. ASHLIN Management Group is a woman-owned small business supporting public health awareness and training program for over two decades.
For more information and to register for this event visit the ASHLIN Management Group registration page.
MDH launches electronic case investigation survey
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) launched a new, online survey for COVID-19 case investigation as part of an effort to make this public health strategy faster, easier and more efficient for Minnesotans contacted about COVID-19 cases.
“The scale of this pandemic has made us look to new methods to do our work,” said Minnesota Commissioner of Health Jan Malcolm. “Tools like this survey will mean we can reach more people, more quickly, and ideally slow the spread of COVID-19 in Minnesota.”
Case investigation is the process to determine close contacts of someone who tested positive for COVID-19. It’s the first step when someone tests positive; contact tracing can’t happen until a case investigation is complete. The typical case investigation process involves public health workers calling someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, but contacting people by phone isn’t always the quickest or easiest method.
With the new approach, when someone tests positive for COVID-19, MDH will send them a text message inviting them to participate in a survey. By responding to the text with an email address, people who test positive for COVID-19 can complete the online survey without needing to wait for a call from public health workers. Both the texts and the survey itself will be available in multiple languages to reach as many Minnesotans as possible.
People who receive a text message but decide they would like to do the case interview by phone can simply ignore the text and wait for a call. The survey collects information about symptoms and testing dates, but also connects those who take it with help that might make isolation and quarantine less of a burden.
The survey was successfully piloted in Hennepin County the week of Jan. 11.
“There are many COVID-19 cases to interview,” said MDH Infectious Disease Director Kris Ehresmann. “This survey means people who have tested positive don’t have to wait for a call, but can just jump right in and learn more about how to keep themselves and their families safe. The survey will make it easier for us to track COVID-19, and make it easier for people to help stop the spread.”
MDH is aware that concerns about scams or spoofing calls might make Minnesotans less willing to answer the text or a call. There are a few red flags to keep in mind.
“We want people to know it’s the health department sending the message,” Ehresmann said. “We’re never going to ask for banking information, financial information, or things like your Social Security Number. When in doubt, you can call the health department at 651-201-4989, or check our avoiding phone scams webpage.”
For more information, visit Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The COVID-19 Needs Assessment Project
Under the leadership of Olihe Okoro, PhD, and Janet Kennedy, CEO of Healthy Alliances Matter LLC Company with funding from Minnesota Department of Health and multiple community organizations, a collaborative formed May 2020 to assess the needs of the Northland African Heritage community to increase community understanding and engagement around COVID-19 vaccines, testing, case interviews, contact tracing, and other COVID-19 concerns and to facilitate partnerships among community-based organizations and healthcare systems, in order to support COVID-19 prevention efforts for the African Heritage community.
The COVID-19 Needs Assessment project utilized Community Research Consultants from the African Heritage community to assist with community-based research to assess pandemic-related needs across differences in age, gender, and socioeconomic status. Some of the strategies included conducting a survey, interviews and focus groups with area African Heritage community members.
Partner & Media Advisory
TPT|NOW provides COVID-19 vaccine information to African American (black), Hmong, Latinx, Indigenous and Somali Communities
What: TPT|NOW and five cultural media partners, the Minnesota Department of Health and Wellshare International are producing five culturally specific "top questions/answers" and 30-minute broadcast programs:
COVID-19 Vaccines and Your Community: What You Need to Know.
Funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, each broadcast features cultural media broadcasters interviewing medical and community leaders discussing the COVID-19 vaccine efforts and resources addressing specific needs of African American, Hmong, Indigenous, Latinx and Somali residents in Minnesota. Programs are produced in native languages as applicable and will broadcast on radio, television, web and social media sites.
Media Opportunities: Due to our commitment to creating a COVID-safe environment, guests are only available virtually for media interviews. If you’d like to interview guest(s), please contact us to facilitate.
For more information visit TPT NOW COVID Vaccine Media Advisory
#StayConnectedMN: Mental health messaging toolkit during COVID-19
One of the strongest ways to support mental well-being is by staying connected to ourselves, our friends, and the world around us. Supporting and connecting with one another can help all of us be well. You can help support mental well-being in your community or organization by sharing information and resources for connecting.
The #StayConnectedMN is a four-week communication campaign with simple messages and tips on how to support mental health and well-being. The self-guided toolkit is easy to use, with messages and ready-made posts that apply to most audiences.
Who can use #StayConnectedMN?
All organizations are invited to use the toolkit. Service organizations, non-profits, businesses, local health departments, faith-based organizations, or schools can all join in. MDH will start sharing messages on social media on Feb. 1, though your organization can use this toolkit at any time.
What is included?
Each week has a theme, key messages, one email with resource links, and three to four quick posts to use. Content can be shared through email, social media, or in meetings; you can share messages with clients, partners, employees, congregants, friends, or neighbors. You can use these posts as they are, or edit and adapt them to suit your own needs.
- Week 1: Connect with yourself
- Week 2: Connect with others
- Week 3: Create a healthy environment
- Week 4: Know how to find help and support
Download the #StayConnectedMN Toolkit (PDF).
Information webinar
Join us for a short webinar about how you or your organization can use this campaign. The webinar will provide some background information.
#StayConnectedMN Webinar
Wednesday, Jan. 27, from 1 - 2 p.m.
Register for the informational webinar.
Dashboard to track statewide COVID-19 Vaccine
The Walz-Flanagan Administration launched a public vaccine data dashboard to detail the progress of COVID-19 vaccine allocation, distribution and administration across Minnesota. The dashboard, produced by Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), provides a visual and user-friendly way to view Minnesota’s key vaccination data. The dashboard includes information on the number of doses promised (allocated) to the state by the federal government; shipped to Minnesota providers; and administered to Minnesotans. The dashboard will be updated daily.
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