MDH reports 4 new COVID-19 deaths, 41 hospitalizations

Saturday, the Minnesota Department of Health reported 4 new deaths from COVID-19, as well as 41 more hospitalizations.

So far, 1,851 people have died of the coronavirus in Minnesota, including 1,357 in long-term care and assisted living facilities.

As of Saturday, 279 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 and 133 were in intensive care. To date, 6,676 patients have been hospitalized in Minnesota.

According to MDH, there were 924 newly reported positive COVID-19 tests in Minnesota on Saturday, bringing the state’s total to 79,880 since pandemic record-keeping began.

A total of 71,507 patients have recovered, or are recovering, and no longer need isolation, according to MDH.

As of Saturday, approximately 1,577,466 tests have been completed in Minnesota and 1,177,800 people have been tested.

See the full Minnesota COVID-19 situation update here.

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According to the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering, the virus has infected more than 26.6 million people worldwide and killed about 875,600 people.

More than 17 million people worldwide have recovered as of Saturday.

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."