Minnesota sees record-high 67 new COVID-19 deaths, 5,102 new cases

Wednesday, the Minnesota Department of Health reported a record-high 67 new deaths from COVID-19, as well as 5,102 newly reported positive COVID-19 tests.

Of the 5,102 newly reported cases, 362 of them are noted as probable cases, according to MDH. A total of 3,397 probable cases have been reported since antigen testing began in September.

So far, 3,010 people have died of the coronavirus in Minnesota. Forty-nine of those deaths are also listed as probable COVID-19 deaths. Of the total deaths reported as of Wednesday, 2,066 were in longterm care facilities.

To date, 13,892 COVID-19 patients have been hospitalized in Minnesota and 3,307 patients have been in the ICU. Over 1,700 hospital beds were in use by COVID-19 patients as of Tuesday. According to MDH, over 350 of them are in intensive care.

According to MDH, the 5,102 newly reported positive COVID-19 cases in Minnesota reported on Wednesday moved the state’s total to 242,043 since pandemic record-keeping began.

A total of 193,869 patients have recovered, or are recovering, and no longer need isolation, according to MDH.

As of Wednesday, more than 3.5 million COVID-19 tests have been completed in Minnesota.

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According to the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering, the virus has infected more than 55.7 million people worldwide and killed over 1.3 million people.

About 35.9 million people worldwide have recovered as of Wednesday.

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."