MDH: 7 new COVID-19 deaths, 1,150 new cases in latest report

Tuesday, the Minnesota Department of Health reported seven new deaths from COVID-19, as well as 1,150 newly reported positive COVID-19 tests.

So far, 2,151 people have died of the coronavirus in Minnesota, including 1,524 in long-term care and assisted living facilities.

To date, 8,500 COVID-19 patients have been hospitalized in Minnesota and 2,328 patients have been in the ICU.

According to MDH, the 1,150 newly reported positive COVID-19 tests in Minnesota on Tuesday moved the state’s total to 114,574 since pandemic record-keeping began.

A total of 102,624 patients have recovered, or are recovering, and no longer need isolation, according to MDH.

As of Tuesday, over 2.3 million COVID-19 tests have been completed in Minnesota and more than 1.6 million people have been tested.

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According to the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering, the virus has infected more than 37.8 million people worldwide and killed over 1.08 million people.

About 26.3 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."