Latest MDH report: 7,444 new COVID-19 cases, 12 new deaths

Monday, the Minnesota Department of Health reported 12 new deaths from COVID-19, as well as 7,444 newly reported positive COVID-19 tests.

Of the 7,444 newly reported cases, 240 of them are noted as probable cases, according to MDH. A total of 2,860 probable cases have been reported since antigen testing began in September.

So far, 2,917 people have died of the coronavirus in Minnesota. Forty-four of those deaths are also listed as probable COVID-19 deaths. Of the total deaths reported as of Monday, 2,003 were in long-term care facilities.

To date, 13,251 COVID-19 patients have been hospitalized in Minnesota and 3,203 patients have been in the ICU. Over 1,500 hospital beds are in use by COVID-19 patients as of Monday. According to MDH, 324 of them are in intensive care.

According to MDH, the 7,444 newly reported positive COVID-19 cases in Minnesota reported on Monday moved the state’s total to 231,018 since pandemic record-keeping began.

A total of 179,614 patients have recovered, or are recovering, and no longer need isolation, according to MDH.

As of Monday, more than 3.47 million COVID-19 tests have been completed in Minnesota.

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According to the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering, the virus has infected more than 54.4 million people worldwide and killed over 1.3 million people.

About 35 million people worldwide have recovered as of Monday.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, patients with confirmed COVID-19 have mild to severe respiratory problems, with symptoms of fever, cough and shortness of breath. Some patients report having muscle aches, headache, sore throat, and/or chills and shaking.

Note: According to MDH – "Because all data are preliminary, the change in number of cumulative positive cases and deaths from one day to the next may not equal the newly reported cases or deaths."