4 new COVID-19 deaths, 954 new cases in latest MDH report

The Minnesota Department of Health on Tuesday reported four new deaths from COVID-19, as well as 954 newly reported positive COVID-19 tests.

So far, 2,087 people have died of the coronavirus in Minnesota, including 1,488 in long-term care and assisted living facilities.

To date, 8,020 COVID-19 patients have been hospitalized in Minnesota.

According to MDH, the 954 newly reported positive COVID-19 tests in Minnesota on Tuesday moved the state’s total to 105,740 since pandemic record-keeping began.

A total of 95,614 patients have recovered, or are recovering, and no longer need isolation, according to MDH.

As of Tuesday, 2,182,970 COVID-19 tests have been completed in Minnesota and about 1,502,736 people have been tested.

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See the full Minnesota COVID-19 situation update here.

According to the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering, the virus has infected more than 35.5 million people worldwide and killed over 1.04 million people.

About 24.7 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."