COVID-19 in Minnesota: Key data

by APM RESEARCH LAB STAFF | Updated Dec. 6, 2024

Editor’s Note: This is a collaborative effort with Minnesota Public Radio News, which is also a part of our parent organization, American Public Media Group. For more on the pandemic in Minnesota, see MPR News’ COVID-19 coverage. 

This page provides easy, regularly updated, access to key data about the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota, including graphs about:

- hospitalizations,
- deaths,
- wastewater analysis.

 

COVID-19 Hospitalizations

This graph tracks average COVID-19 hospital admissions per day, as reported by the Minnesota Department of Health.

COVID, RSV and Flu hospitalization rates

This graph tracks hospitalizations for COVID-19, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and influenza, as reported by the Minnesota Department of Health.

COVID-19 Deaths

This graph tracks COVID-19 deaths per week since the start of the pandemic, as reported by the Minnesota Department of Health.

The graph below is a shortened version of the one above, focusing on a more recent time span.

Wastewater data


The University of Minnesota’s Wastewater SARS-CoV2 Surveillance Study, receives samples from 38 wastewater treatment plants throughout the state, collectively including nearly 60% of the state’s residents. The researchers caution that the regional measurements are not directly comparable due to variations in the population density of each area.

In total, the study includes samples from 38 wastewater plants collectively serving 3,417,560 people (60% of the state’s total population). The regions of the study are defined as follows:

  • North West: Three treatment plants located in Bemidji, Moorhead and Thief River Falls. Includes a population of 70,230 connected by sewer lines.

  • North East: Four treatment plants located in Chisholm, Duluth, Hinkley and Mora. Includes a population of 108,346 connected by sewer lines.

  • Central: Six treatment plants located in Alexandria, Fergus Falls, Little Falls, Saint Cloud, Spicer and Willmar. Includes a population of 133,243 connected by sewer lines.

  • Twin Cities Metro: 14 treatment plants (9 managed by the Metropolitan Council) located in Cambridge, Cottage Grove, Eagan, East Bethel, Elk River, Farmington, Hastings, New Prague, North Branch, Northfield, Oak Park Heights, Rodgers, Saint Paul and Shakopee. Includes a population of 2,840,323 connected by sewer lines.

  • South West: Two treatment plants located in Marshall and Worthington. Includes a population of 27,239 connected by sewer lines.

  • South Central: Five treatment plants located in Glencoe, Hutchinson, Lafayette, Le Sueur and Mankato. Includes a population of 70,230 connected by sewer lines.

  • South East: Four treatment plants located in Albert Lea, Lanesboro, Rochester and Winona. Includes a population of 169,064 connected by sewer lines.

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