Cultural, Faith, and Disability Communities COVID-19 Updates

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Cultural, Faith, and Disability Communities COVID-19 Updates

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Minnesota Department of Health

October 14, 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

Status of COVID-19 in Minnesota:

Updated October 13, 2022

  • Total positive including reinfections: 1,676,151
  • Total deaths: 13,368
  • Total cases requiring hospitalization: 73,582
  • Total cases hospitalized in ICU: 12,713

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 October 13, 2022

  • People with at least one vaccine dose: 3,987,167
  • People with completed vaccine series: 3,760,784
  • People up to date with vaccine doses: 455,197

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.

 


New & Updated Materials

CDC:


Funding

University of Minnesota

  • NRC-RIM Community Engagement Grants: NRC-RIM Community Engagement Grants are open to community-based organizations serving Afghan immigrant communities in Minnesota to support projects that address the public health needs of newly-arrived Afghans. Up to two grants will be offered of up to $40,000 each. Organizations are encouraged to propose pilot projects that have potential to be scaled and/or replicated in other locations. Closes on Monday, October 31. 2022.

Webinars, Recordings and Videos

  • Vaccine 101 Training: The Center for Health Equity invites you to join the Vaccine 101 Training Webinar on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • Creating Healthy Spaces with Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant community leaders to improve public health & COVID-19 outcomes: Join this webinar to learn more about co-designing spaces in your community that serves refugee, immigrant, and migrant communities. We'll share tools that you can use off-the-shelf or customize to meet your community’s needs. On Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 11 a.m.

Jobs

Minnesota Department of Health

  • HAI/AR Surveillance Unit Supervisor (ID: 59556): This position coordinates the activities of the Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance (HAI/AR) Surveillance Unit, located within the HAI/AR Section at the Minnesota Department of Health. The incumbent is responsible for supervising staff and overseeing assessment, strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation of activities that prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antibiotic resistance (AR). The incumbent will guide the development and implementation of existing and expanded statewide surveillance programs for HAIs and AR threats. This position serves as a member of the section management team. Closes on Wednesday, October 19, 2022.

Upcoming Testing & Vaccination Events

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.

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.

Completing your primary vaccination series and getting a booster dose when due remains the most important way to protect yourself and others from COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccines continue to be very good at preventing severe disease, hospitalization, and death. Make sure you and your family are up to date on any COVID-19 vaccine doses you are recommended to get to have the best protection against COVID-19. 

  • 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:

IANA

CAPI

HACER

  • HACER
  • HACER: Citizenship Resource Fair
    • Learn how to become a U.S. citizen through naturalization
    • Saturday, October 15, 2022
    • 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., vaccinations until 1 p.m.
    • Franklin Library
    • 1314 E. Franklin Ave, Minneapolis
    • HACER Citizenship Day Oct 15.pdf

Reminders

Discrimination helpline

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. 


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 ; Sat.: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

To connect directly to a representative in American Sign Language, follow this link


Mental Health Minnesota Helpline:

For free, confidential, anonymous support from a volunteer mental health professional.  Call toll free 1-833-HERE4MN (437-3466).


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