Metro Minnesota hospitals detail COVID-19 patients by vaccination status - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Vaccinated people with COVID-19 might be taking up more hospital beds in the latest pandemic wave, but new data from Allina Health and HealthPartners hospital systems show that they often have milder illnesses that don't require intensive care.

A chart provided by Minneapolis-based Allina showed that only 38 of its 150 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 on Sunday were vaccinated — a rate of 25% — and that only eight of 32 COVID-19 patients in intensive care were vaccinated.

Among HealthPartners' COVID-19 patients in the past 30 days, those who were fully vaccinated made up 11.5% of intensive care admissions and 6.1% of cases requiring ventilators.

HealthPartners reported 42 COVID-19 patients ages 20 to 39 who required intensive care this year and none of them was vaccinated.

By comparison, the system reported 145 COVID-19 patients ages 60 to 79 in ICUs this year and nine were vaccinated.

The state Health Department has identified 1,095 Minnesotans with breakthrough coronavirus infections who were hospitalized — or 0.036% of fully vaccinated people.

The state on Friday also reported a total of 719 people with COVID-19 receiving inpatient care in Minnesota hospitals, including 211 patients needing intensive care.