Eden Prairie Schools
Eden Prairie Schools reports updated 14-day COVID-19 cases among students and staff every Friday. EPLN will report that information every other week.
2/28 – 3/12
Staff – 1 case Students – 14 cases
(Note: Eden Prairie Schools has 1,825 staff members and 8,768 students. Total staff is all district employees, including coaches, advisors, and reserve staff.)
City of Eden Prairie/Hennepin County and Surrounding Cities
Hennepin County and the City of Eden Prairie report 14-day COVID positive rates per 10,000 residents. EPLN will report information for Eden Prairie, Hennepin County and a few cities contiguous to Eden Prairie each week. (Note: Previous weeks’ data often is updated in subsequent reports.)
| 1/19-2/1 | 1/26-2/8 | 2/2-2/15 | 2/9-2/22 | 2/16-3/1 | |
| Eden Prairie | 20.5 | 15.3 | 16.6 | 18.0 | 17.5 |
| Hennepin Co. | 22.6 | 20.7 | 18.2 | 17.2 | 17.4 |
| Bloomington | 26.2 | 29.0 | 25.3 | 20.0 | 20.6 |
| Edina | 18.0 | 17.8 | 19.0 | 20.1 | 25.8 |
| Hopkins | 31.1 | 25.7 | 20.8 | 19.7 | 13.1 |
| Minnetonka | 29.1 | 24.2 | 18.5 | 17.9 | 19.6 |
As of 3/1/2021, Eden Prairie reported 3,886 cases and 18 deaths.
(Source: Hennepin County COVID-19 Public Dashboard)
Hennepin County Percentage of Residents Who Have Received COVID-19 Vaccine
(as of 3/12/2021)
20.7
(Source: mn.gov)
Carver County/Chanhassen/Chaska
| Total Cases | Deaths | % Vaccinated | |
| Carver County | 8,183 | 42 | 18.7 |
| Chanhassen | 1,745 | NR | NR |
| Chaska | 2,194 | NR | NR |
NR = not reported
(Source: MDH data reported on the Carver County website. Data through 3/14/2021 unless otherwise noted. Vaccine data from mn.gov.)
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