13 new deaths, 3,148 new cases reported by MDH
Monday, the Minnesota Department of Health reported 13 new deaths from COVID-19 and 3,148 newly reported positive COVID-19 tests.
Meanwhile, as of Monday, there have been a total of 78,402 COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Minnesota, with 67,425 receiving the Pfizer vaccine, according to MDH.
Of the 3,148 newly reported cases, 200 of them are noted as probable cases, according to MDH. A total of 15,058 probable cases have been reported since antigen testing began in September.
So far, 5,443 people have died from the coronavirus in Minnesota. Of those deaths, 184 are listed as probable COVID-19 deaths. Of the total deaths reported as of Monday, 3,506 were in long-term care facilities.
To date, 22,180 COVID-19 patients have been hospitalized in Minnesota and 4,676 patients have been in the ICU.
According to MDH, the new positive COVID-19 cases in Minnesota reported on Monday moved the state’s total to 423,688 since pandemic record-keeping began.
A total of 405,556 patients have recovered or are recovering and no longer need isolation, according to MDH.
As of Monday, more than 5.7 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 85.3 million people worldwide and killed over 1.84 million people.
About 47.9 million people worldwide have recovered as of Monday.
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."