COVID-19 in Minnesota: 2,346 new cases, 67 deaths reported Wednesday

The Minnesota Department of Health on Wednesday reported 67 new deaths from COVID-19 and 2,346 newly reported positive COVID-19 tests.

Meanwhile, as of Wednesday, there have been a total of 81,167 COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Minnesota, with 67,869 receiving the Pfizer vaccine and 13,251 receiving the Moderna vaccine, according to MDH. Forty-seven vaccinations are considered "unknown/missing" in the data.

Of the 2,346 newly reported cases, 411 of them are noted as probable cases, according to MDH. A total of 15,631 probable cases have been reported since antigen testing began in September.

So far, 5,528 people have died from the coronavirus in Minnesota. Of those deaths, 188 are listed as probable COVID-19 deaths. Of the total deaths reported as of Wednesday, 3,553 were in long-term care facilities.

To date, 22,437 COVID-19 patients have been hospitalized in Minnesota and 4,722 patients have been in the ICU.

According to MDH, the new positive COVID-19 cases in Minnesota reported on Wednesday moved the state’s total to 427,587 since pandemic record-keeping began.

A total of 406,910 patients have recovered or are recovering and no longer need isolation, according to MDH.

As of Wednesday, more than 5.76 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 86.6 million people worldwide and killed over 1.87 million people.

About 48.5 million people worldwide have recovered as of Wednesday.

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."