Minnesota sees no additional COVID-19 deaths Monday, total cases reach 1,650

Monday, the Minnesota Department of Health reported there are 29 new cases that have tested positive for COVID-19, creating a total of 1,650 cases in the state.

There remains 70 total deaths, with no additional deaths reported Monday.

The department stated, as of Monday, the state has completed 9,441 tests and private labs have completed 28,986 tests.

Of the total, 361 cases have required hospitalization.

According to MDH, 842 patients no longer need to be isolated.

According to the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering, about 1,860,011 people worldwide are currently infected and the virus has killed more than 116,000 people. Roughly 441,820 of the confirmed cases have recovered.

More than 2,816,674 people have been tested in the United States as of Monday.

According to the CDC, 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 diarrhea.

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Editor’s Note: A previous version of this report citing Johns Hopkins data indicated the number of people who had recovered worldwide is, in fact, the number of people who have been tested. The report has been updated to clarify.