COVID-19 in Minnesota: 650 new cases, 2 additional deaths
[KSTP-TV]
Monday, the Minnesota Department of Health reported there are 650 new cases that have tested positive for COVID-19, creating a total of 51,803 cases in the state.
MDH reports there are 1,576 total deaths, with two additional deaths reported Monday. Of the entire total, 1,207 have occurred in long-term care or assisted living facilities, MDH reported.
The department stated, as of Monday, 970,726 tests have been completed.
According to MDH, 4,961 total cases have required hospitalization. Of that total, 257 remained in the hospital Monday with 126 in intensive care.
MDH states 45,198 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 16.2 million people worldwide and killed about 649,662.
More than 9.4 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 having muscle aches, headache, sore throat, and/or chills and shaking.
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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."