MDH: 7 new COVID-19 deaths, 754 new cases
[KSTP-TV]
Sunday, the Minnesota Department of Health reported there are 754 new cases that have tested positive for COVID-19, creating a total of 65,152 cases in the state.
MDH reports there are 1,706 total deaths, with seven additional deaths reported Sunday. Of the entire total, 1,279 have occurred in long-term care or assisted living facilities, MDH reported.
The department stated, as of Sunday, 1,254,208 tests have been completed, with approximately 994,054 people tested.
According to MDH, 5,851 total cases have required hospitalization. Of that total, 290 remained in the hospital Sunday with 152 in intensive care.
MDH states 58,196 patients no longer need to be isolated. MDH is now reporting that the number of patients who no longer need isolation represents individuals with confirmed COVID-19 who no longer need to self-isolate. That number "does not include those who have died; the cumulative number was adjusted to reflect that change."
According to the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering, the virus has infected more than 21.4 million people worldwide and killed about 771,592.
More than 13.4 million people worldwide have recovered as of Sunday.
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 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."