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Minnesota Department of Health
September 16, 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 September 15, 2022
- Total positive including reinfections: 1,651,999
- Total deaths: 13,199
- Total cases requiring hospitalization: 71,753
- Total cases hospitalized in ICU: 12,500
Numbers are cumulative since Jan. 20, 2020.
The number of lab-confirmed positive tests among Minnesota residents will be updated weekly on Situation Update for COVID-19 with data as of 4 a.m. on the Tuesday prior. The page also includes a map of counties with confirmed cases, data by race/ethnicity, 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 take steps to protect themselves and others through vaccination, testing, staying home when sick, and more.
Vaccine Data:
Updated September 13, 2022
- People with at least one vaccine dose: 3,984,902
- People with completed vaccine series: 3,756,193
- People up to date with vaccine doses: 1,812,460
Vaccination Breakthrough Weekly Update:
Updated weekly, on Thursdays at 11 a.m.
All data is preliminary and may change as cases are investigated. Case and vaccine totals reflect only the results from laboratory testing and vaccinations that have been reported to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Data may not align exactly with the cases reported on other pages or dashboards due to differences in reporting lags and the frequency with which the data are updated.
What the vaccine breakthrough data do continue to show is vaccines provide protection against COVID-19, particularly against severe illness and hospitalization or death, and we are seeing this protection strengthened when people get a booster, especially for older adults. This means staying up to date on your COVID-19 vaccines, including a booster dose when eligible, is important.
For more information, visit the COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Weekly Update page.
CDC:
General:
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Updated Bivalent Boosters Now Available
Bivalent vaccines are updated booster vaccines that protect against the original strain of COVID-19 and the Omicron variants currently circulating (BA.4 and BA.5). Updated COVID-19 boosters can both help restore protection that has decreased since previous vaccination and provide broader protection against newer variants.
People age 12 and older are now recommended to get an updated bivalent booster dose at least 2 months after their final primary series dose or last booster shot.
- The updated Pfizer booster is authorized for people age 12 and older.
- The updated Moderna booster is authorized for people age 18 and older.
- Everyone who is eligible—including those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised—are recommended to receive one dose of the updated vaccine.
The COVID-19 vaccines and the updated booster are safe and help protect people from getting very sick with COVID-19.
People can get COVID-19 vaccines, including updated boosters, at the same visit as other vaccines, such as flu vaccine.
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Where to Get a Bivalent Booster
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The Office of Data Strategy and Interoperability External Partner Liaison assists the Director and DSI Leadership in managing and coordinating agency activities to data management and interoperability priorities, within the framework of agency policies, mission, objectives, and resources. Closes on Thursday, September 22, 2022.
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