How Many Fully Vaccinated People Have Died Of COVID In MN?

ACROSS MINNESOTA — The coronavirus vaccines continue to show strong effectiveness against the virus in Minnesota, even as cases surge across the state. "Breakthrough" cases of COVID-19 continue to be rare.

A breakthrough case is when someone tests positive for the virus after being fully vaccinated. People who contracted COVID-19 before being vaccinated are not included in the number of breakthrough cases.

Total breakthrough cases

Out of the 3,008,784 Minnesotans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, 9,664 people — or 0.321 percent — have contracted the virus, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.

As of Tuesday, there have been 639,059 confirmed cases of COVID-19 overall in Minnesota since the pandemic began.

Hospitalization

Only 682 fully vaccinated Minnesotans — or 0.023 of the fully vaccinated population — have been hospitalized after getting the virus.

As of Tuesday, 34,561 Minnesotans have been hospitalized for COVID-19 overall since the pandemic began.

Deaths

A total of 69 fully vaccinated Minnesotans have died as a result of complications from COVID-19, according to health officials.

The 69 deaths were recorded because "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)."

As of Tuesday, 7,775 Minnesotans have died from COVID-19 overall since the pandemic began.

Read the latest COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough report here.