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Minnesota Department of Health
April 28, 2023
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 April 27, 2023
- Total positive including reinfections: 1,793,335
- Total deaths: 14,720
- Total cases requiring hospitalization: 84,836
- Total cases hospitalized in ICU: 14,308
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.
Updated April 27, 2023
- People with at least one vaccine dose: 4,013,499
- People with completed vaccine series: 3,788,913
- People up to date with vaccine doses: 1,414,348
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:
CDC simplifies COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, allows older adults and immunocompromised adults to get second dose of the updated vaccine
Request for Proposals: Infectious Disease Trusted Messenger Program
The Trusted Messenger Program through the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is intended to reach homeless populations in Minnesota to encourage vaccination and public health principles through peer education and outreach. Preference will be given for organizations that reach those over the age of 50, those with chronic health conditions, members of the BIPOC community, and those living in areas with lower vaccination rates.
Risk Communication Webinar: Best Practices for Communicating Public Health Risks to Refugee, Immigrant and Migrant Communities
The Minnesota Department of Health- Refugee and International Health Program (MDH - RIH) is partnering with National Resource Center for Refugees Immigrants and Migrants (NRC -RIM) to hold a risk communication webinar for public health agencies and other organizations serving diverse communities across the United States.
The overall goal of the webinar is to improve capacity of public health staff to effectively communicate to affected communities during a crisis. The webinar will provide a cultural lens in risk communication with RIM communities. Speakers include Mukhtar M. Ibrahim - founder of Sahan Journal, Doug Schultz - MDH and Michael Schommer - MDH.
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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 free community testing sites across Minnesota.
- Order a test through the state's free at-home rapid COVID-19 testing program.
- Find a testing option near you through the state's Find Testing Locations map.
Testing Events:
African Immigrants Community Services
- Community Testing Events
- Weekly, Monday through Thursday
- 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Saliva tests - please do not eat, drink, or smoke 60 minutes prior to your test
- Pre-registration and walk-ins for testing accepted
- To pre-register, go to AICS Testing Registration Link
- Click “Sign Up for Account”
- Input Agency Code: MDHCT
- Input all information, check “I Agree” to give consent, then click “Submit"
- Input registration code that was sent via text and email
- For assistance or question, please call 612-443-8806 or 612-443-8941
- 1433 East Franklin Avenue, Unit 13B, Minneapolis
Center for African Immigrants and Refugees Organization
- Community Testing Events
- Weekly, Monday through Friday
- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Saliva tests available
- Appointments and walk-ins available
- Call 320-281-3232 for an appointment
- 3333 West Division Street, Suite 122A, St. Cloud
Phyllis Wheatley Community Center
- Community Testing Events
- Weekly testing events:
- Mondays, 2-5 p.m.
- Tuesdays, 3 - 7 p.m.
- Thursdays, 3-7 p.m.
- Saliva tests, please do not eat, drink or smoke 60 minutes before taking the test
- Rapid tests are also available
- Pre-registration and walk-ins for testing available
- To pre-register, go to Phyllis Wheatley Testing Registration Link
- Click “Sign Up for Account”
- Input Agency Code: MDHCT
- Input all information, check “I Agree” to give consent, then click “Submit"
- Input registration code that was sent via text and email.
- Proceed to check-in area once you arrive at PWCC
- 1301 North 10th Avenue, Minneapolis
- For more information about testing, contact the Minnesota Black Community COVID-19 Hotline at 612-254-1145. Visit the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center for information about community vaccinations
WellShare Community Health Works
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.
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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:
Centro Nazareno de Compasion AGAPE
Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research (HACER)
- Community Vaccination Event
African Immigrants Community Services (AICS)
- Community Vaccination Event
- Saturday, April 29, 2023
- 2 - 6 p.m.
- $50 incentive
- Pfizer vaccines and bivalent boosters available
- Masjid Omar, inside the 24 Mall
- 912 E 24 Street, Minneapolis
- AICS Vaccination Event 04.29.pdf
Seeds of Justice
- Community Vaccination Event
- Sunday, April 30, 2023
- 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
- Pfizer vaccine available
- 713 10th Street, Worthington
Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES)
- Community Vaccination Event
- Tuesday, May 2, 2023
- 1:30 - 5:30 p.m.
- $50 incentive
- Pfizer vaccines and bivalent boosters available
- CLUES St. Paul
- 797 E 7th Street, St. Paul
- CLUES Vaccination Event 05.02.pdf
- Community Vaccination Event
- Thursday, May 4, 2023
- 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- $50 incentive
- Pfizer vaccines and bivalent boosters available
- CLUES Minneapolis
- 777 E Lake Street, Minneapolis
- CLUES Vaccination Event 05.04.pdf
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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., Wed., & Fri.: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tues. & Thurs.: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
To connect directly to a representative in American Sign Language, follow this link.
Peer Support Connection MN Warmline (PSC):
Contact the PSC Warmline, available from 5 p.m. - 9 a.m., at 1-844-739-6369.
Click here for more information.
MDH Contact Information:
For questions regarding the information in this bulletin or the Cultural, Faith and Disabilities Communities (CFD) branch, please email health.equity@state.mn.us.
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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