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Minnesota Department of Health
May 5, 2022
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:
Status of COVID-19 in Minnesota:
Updated May 5, 2022
- Total positive including reinfections: 1,461,622
- Total positive people: 1,395,341
- Newly reported cases: 2,288
- Total deaths: 12,521
- Newly reported deaths: 6
- Total cases requiring hospitalization: 62,751
- Total cases hospitalized in ICU: 11,527
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.
The Governor has launched a public dashboard which includes race data of cases: COVID-19 Data by Race/Ethnicity
Vaccine Data:
Updated May 2, 2022
- People with at least one vaccine dose: 3,908,208
- People with completed vaccine series: 3,701,878
- People up to date with vaccine doses: 2,553,262
Vaccination Breakthrough Weekly Update:
Updated weekly, on Mondays at 11 a.m.
Updated May 2, 2022
- Total number of fully vaccinated Minnesotans (as of 8/1/2 *): 3,680,634
- Total number of vaccine breakthrough cases: 392,840
- Percent of fully vaccinated people: 10.673%
- Total cases hospitalized**: 11,272
- Percent of fully vaccinated people: 0.306%
- Total deaths***: 2,053
- Percent of fully vaccinated people: 0.056%
*Fully vaccinated means that at least 14 days have passed since a person completed their COVID-19 vaccination series. A complete series can mean one or two doses of vaccine have been given, depending on the product. The number of fully vaccinated people will not be the same as the number with a complete vaccination series found on COVID-19 Vaccine Data. Case reporting and vaccine reporting have delays in addition to the time it takes to match case data to the Minnesota Immunization Information Connection. Case counts will typically reflect cases reported one or more weeks ago.
** Total cases hospitalized includes patients admitted for any reason within 14 days of a positive SARS-CoV-2 test.
*** Total deaths (also known as total deaths with laboratory testing) are deaths due to COVID-19 with a positive PCR test (confirmed case) or antigen test (probable case) for SARS-CoV-2, and either COVID-19 is listed on the death certificate or clinical history/autopsy findings that provide evidence that the death is related to COVID-19 without an alternative cause (e.g., drowning, homicide, trauma, etc). COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Weekly Update
Governor's Office:
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Governor Walz Receives Second COVID-19 Booster Vaccine
FDA:
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Evusheld: Evusheld is an investigational medicine that can help protect you from getting COVID-19.
General:
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Travel Guidance: Think Measles
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The Road to Equity: Advocating for and supporting Minnesota's disability community through COVID-19
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HomeHelpMN: The upcoming HomeHelpMN program is offered through Minnesota Housing to help homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage or other housing-related expenses due to COVID-19. The program will launch later this spring.
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Community Empowerment Session- A Focus on Community Healing: The DHS Community Relations team invites you to participate in the next Community Empowerment Session with a focus on “Community Healing”, held virtually via Webex on May 11 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
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Project Healings: Join us for a virtual interactive, scenario-based training and learn how to interrupt bias and misinformation in the moment. Webinar series starting on May 18, 2022, at 11:30 a.m.
Minnesota Department of Health
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Minnesota Department of Health Workforce Partnership: The MDH-Workforce Partnership uses a staffing platform to link long-term care facilities to potential employees for temporary positions throughout Minnesota. Register online to view open shifts and request the ones that fit your schedule and interests.
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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.
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How Minnesotans can get a COVID-19 test
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Walk in or schedule an appointment for a test at one of the state's free testing sites across Minnesota.
- Order a test through the state's free at-home COVID-10 testing program.
- Find a testing option near you through the state's Find Testing Locations map.
COVID-19 Community Vaccines
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) works in partnership with communities to provide safe and free on-site COVID-19 vaccines.
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How to get a free vaccine
- Use the state's Vaccine Locator Map to find a vaccine provider near you
- Check for vaccine appointments using Vaccine.gov (you can search for appointments by vaccine type: Pfizer vaccine, Moderna vaccine, Johnson & Johnson vaccine)
- Contact your primary health care provider or a local pharmacy.
- Employers may also reach out with information for vaccination opportunities.
Vaccination Events:
Children's Minnesota
HACER
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Discrimination Helpline
Report Discrimination and Bias
COVID-19 does not discriminate based on race, where you come from, your immigration status, or anything else.
If you have experienced or witnessed an incident of discrimination or bias call Minnesota's Discrimination Helpline at 1-833-454-0148 or submit this online form. The helpline is staffed by investigators from the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. Translation/interpretation services are available.
If you are the victim of a crime, including a hate crime, or fear for your safety, call 911 immediately.
Click here to get this information in multiple languages.
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MDH COVID-19 Public Hotline:
For questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, call 1-833-431-2053
Mon.-Fri.: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Mental Health Minnesota Helpline:
For free, confidential, anonymous support from a volunteer mental health professional. Call toll free 1-833-HERE4MN (437-3466).
If you've been forwarded this email and would like to receive these updates directly, sign up here: Subscribe to Cultural, Faith, and Disability Communities COVID-19 Updates.
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