Rising COVID-19 numbers returning to pre-vaccine levels in Minnesota - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Minnesota on Tuesday reported a COVID-19 test positivity rate of 8.3% that is the highest in the vaccine era and a level of hospitalizations that hasn't been seen since the first shots against the coronavirus were administered in mid-December.

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Minnesota reached 960 on Monday and included 254 people needing intensive care because of breathing problems or other complications.

Minneapolis-based Allina Health reported 249 patients hospitalized for COVID-19 on Monday, and that 77 (31%) were fully vaccinated.

Among 51 patients receiving intensive care, six (12%) were fully vaccinated.

Allina has remained a leading provider of inpatient care in the pandemic, according to the latest federal data, with Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids treating an average of 72 confirmed and suspected COVID-19 adult patients per day in the first week of October.

Bloomington-based HealthPartners similarly reported that it cared for 424 COVID-19 patients in its hospitals over the past 30 days, and that 25% were fully vaccinated.

Among the 74 requiring intensive care, 19% were fully vaccinated.