MN 'Breakthrough' Cases Are Tiny Fraction Of Vaccinated People

MINNESOTA — Eighty-nine Minnesotans have come down with the coronavirus after becoming fully vaccinated. That is a small fraction of the roughly 800,000 Minnesotans inoculated against the virus.

Breakthrough cases represent one-tenth of one percent of people who have been fully vaccinated in the state, Minnesota infectious disease director Kris Ehresmann told the Star Tribune.

In other words, one in more than 9,000 fully vaccinated people have contracted the virus. That demonstrates the vaccine's effectiveness, according to Ehresmann.

As of Monday, 1,454,834 Minnesotans have received at least their first shot of the vaccine. Another 862,955 residents have completed their vaccine series.

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MN Leads The Nation In Percentage Of Vaccines Administered: CDC

The state of Minnesota currently leads the nation when it comes to the percentage of distributed coronavirus vaccines that have been administered. Minnesota has administered 88.55 percent of the vaccine doses it has received, better than every other state, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more here.

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