Minnesota reported 21 #COVID19 deaths today. That’s the lowest figure on a Friday since the 18 reported on Oct. 30. Just two Fridays ago, Minnesota reported 48 #COVID19 deaths. 
Cases and positivity rate have also been trending down:
It looks like #COVID19 ICU admissions in Minnesota might have bottomed out at around 10 per day. That’s about where Minnesota was at for about 4 months earlier this year, from early June through late September.
The number of new #COVID19 vaccine doses administered was at least higher than the last few dismal days, but it’s basically flat week-over-week. No sign of taking off.
We now have most 2020 mortality data (some still trickling in), and the picture is clear: 2020 had FAR more deaths (all-cause) in Minnesota than any recent year:
This holds true if you adjust for population growth, by the way. (The annual increase is due to an aging population, since I haven’t adjusted for age structure.)
If you plot out the data week-by-week, Minnesota’s spikes in all-cause death match up nearly perfectly with the spikes in reported #COVID19 deaths:
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