Minnesota reached a COVID-19 vaccination milestone Saturday with over 1 million Minnesotans receiving at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The latest report from the Minnesota Department of Health shows 1,016,274 Minnesotans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 543,696 Minnesotans are fully vaccinated.
“Today, on the one-year anniversary of the first confirmed COVID-19 case in our state, reaching the milestone of getting the vaccine into the arms of one million Minnesotans is particularly poignant,” said Governor Walz in a press release. “As we reflect on the past year and the thousands of lives lost, we know that every shot in the arm of a Minnesotan brings us one step closer to ending this pandemic.”
Saturday's COVID-19 report from MDH included 975 new COVID-19 cases and 12 additional deaths from the virus.
Governor Walz also announced Saturday that nearly 55% of Minnesota’s educators, school staff, and child care providers have received the COVID-19 vaccine.
