MDH: 21 newly reported COVID-19 deaths, 2,340 newly reported cases
In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, Deb Dalsing, nurse manager of the COVID-19 treatment unit at UW Health assists nurse Ainsley Billesbach with her personal protective equipment at the hospital in Madison, Wis. Conditions inside the nation’s hospitals are deteriorating by the day as the coronavirus rages through the country at an unrelenting pace.[John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP]
Tuesday, the Minnesota Department of Health reported 21 new deaths from COVID-19, as well as 2,340 newly reported positive COVID-19 tests.
Of the 2,340 newly reported cases, 180 of them are noted as probable cases, according to the MDH. A total of 10,672 probable cases have been reported since antigen testing began in September.
So far, 4,483 people have died of the coronavirus in Minnesota. Of those deaths, 114 are also listed as probable COVID-19 deaths. Of the total deaths reported as of Tuesday, 2,928 were in long-term care facilities.
To date, 19,785 COVID-19 patients have been hospitalized in Minnesota and 4,286 patients have been in the ICU.
According to MDH, the new positive COVID-19 cases in Minnesota reported on Tuesday moved the state’s total to 384,164 since pandemic record-keeping began.
A total of 351,820 patients have recovered or are recovering and no longer need isolation, according to MDH.
As of Tuesday, more than 4.96 million COVID-19 tests have been completed in Minnesota.
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 73 million people worldwide and killed over 1.63 million people.
About 41.4 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 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."