COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota

The COVID-19 pandemic began affecting the state of Minnesota on March 6, 2020. On March 13, 2020 (when the number of confirmed cases had hit 14), Governor Tim Walz declared a state of emergency for the entire state.
In early- to mid-January 2022, Governor Walz was pledging to support hospitals when the COVID-19 Omicron variant was spreading.
The COVID-19 death count as of January 14, 2022 was 10,971. Overall Minnesota cases by January 14 had hit just below 1.14 million.