6 new COVID-19 deaths, 40 hospitalizations reported by MDH

Tuesday, the Minnesota Department of Health reported six new deaths from COVID-19, as well as 40 more hospitalizations.

So far, 1,823 people have died of the coronavirus in Minnesota, including 1,340 in long-term care and assisted living facilities.

As of Tuesday, 294 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 and 136 were in intensive care. To date, 6,520 patients have been hospitalized in Minnesota.

According to MDH, there were 502 newly reported positive COVID-19 tests in Minnesota on Tuesday, bringing the state’s total to 76,355 since the pandemic began.

A total of 68,488 patients have recovered, or are recovering, and no longer need isolation, according to MDH.

As of Tuesday, approximately 1,498,919 tests have been completed in Minnesota and 1,132,922 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 25.5 million people worldwide and killed about 851,352 people.

More than 16.8 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 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."