MDH reports 12 new COVID-19 deaths, 470 additional cases

Wednesday, the Minnesota Department of Health reported there are 470 new cases that have tested positive for COVID-19, creating a total of 62,303 cases in the state.

MDH reports there are 1,678 total deaths, with 12 additional deaths reported Wednesday — the first day of double-digit deaths reported since July 2. Of the entire total, 1,260 have occurred in long-term care or assisted living facilities, MDH reported.

The department stated, as of Wednesday, 1.19 million tests have been completed, with 952,785 people tested.

According to MDH, 5,711 total cases have required hospitalization. Of that total, 335 remained in the hospital Wednesday with 154 in intensive care.

MDH states 55,855 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."

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According to the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering, the virus has infected more than 20.3 million people worldwide and killed about 743,599.

More than 12.6 million people worldwide have recovered as of Wednesday.

According to the Associated Press Tuesday, health officials said they believe the actual number of people infected with the virus is much higher than that tally kept by Johns Hopkins University, given testing limitations and that as many as 40% of those with the virus show no symptoms.

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."