MDH: 359 new COVID-19 cases in latest report, 9 new deaths

The Minnesota Department of Health on Tuesday reported 359 new cases that tested positive for COVID-19, pushing the total number of cases in the state to 66,061.

MDH reports there are 1,721 total deaths, with nine additional deaths reported Tuesday. Of the entire total, 1,287 have occurred in long-term care or assisted living facilities, MDH reported.

The department stated, as of Tuesday, 1,273,397 total tests have been completed.

According to MDH, 5,932 total cases have required hospitalization. Of that total, 304 remained in the hospital Tuesday with 154 in intensive care.

MDH states 59,568 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 21.9 million people worldwide and killed about 775,000.

More than 13.9 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."