2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota
2020 CE.
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota is part of an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the state of Minnesota. The first confirmed case was reported on March 6, 2020. Governor Tim Walz declared a state of emergency on March 13. As of May 28, 2021, Minnesota has administered 5,360,493 COVID-19 vaccine doses, and has fully vaccinated 2,329,984 people, equivalent to 41.88 percent of the population. On May 6, 2021, Governor Tim Walz announced that COVID-19 restrictions would end on May 28, 2021, and the mask mandate would be lifted July 1, 2021. On Friday May 14, 2021, Tim Walz signed an executive order that lifted the mask mandate. By January 2026, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported that cumulative positive cases in the state had surpassed 2,000,000, including reinfections. For the first week of January 2026, the statewide case rate was recorded at approximately 30.7 per 100,000 residents.
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