The federal government, which controls the distribution of the vaccine to the states, has told Minnesota officials that the first shipment will contain 46,800 doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
One of the lowest daily reports in several weeks came as testing volume was also relatively low. State officials will be watching this week to see if case counts reflect Thanksgiving gatherings.
The governor thanked Minnesotans on Monday for a recent hike in mask-wearing, based on survey data, and said it should be a bridge for the state to a COVID-19 vaccine.