MDH: 36 new COVID-19 deaths, 988 newly reported cases in Minnesota
Medical assistant Linh Nguyen assists two women with COVID-19 testing at a testing site set up at the OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, Calif., Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.[AP/Jae C. Hong]
Tuesday, the Minnesota Department of Health reported 36 new deaths from COVID-19 and 988 newly reported positive COVID-19 tests.
Meanwhile, as of Tuesday, there have been a total of 38,014 COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Minnesota, with 37,397 receiving the Pfizer vaccine, according to MDH.
Of the 988 newly reported cases, 163 of them are noted as probable cases, according to MDH. A total of 13,635 probable cases have been reported since antigen testing began in September.
So far, 5,196 people have died from the coronavirus in Minnesota. Of those deaths, 158 are listed as probable COVID-19 deaths. Of the total deaths reported as of Tuesday, 12 were in long-term care facilities.
To date, 21,605 COVID-19 patients have been hospitalized in Minnesota and 4,575 patients have been in the ICU.
According to MDH, the new positive COVID-19 cases in Minnesota reported on Tuesday moved the state’s total to 411,110 since pandemic record-keeping began.
A total of 393,506 patients have recovered or are recovering and no longer need isolation, according to MDH.
As of Tuesday, more than 5.5 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 81.5 million people worldwide and killed over 1.77 million people.
About 46.1 million people worldwide have recovered as of Tuesday.
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 a loss of smell and/or taste and 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."