MDH: COVID-19 cases in Minnesota total 287 with 25 new cases
The Minnesota Department of Health reported Wednesday that 25 more patients had tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the state's total to 287.
The MDH Public Health Lab has processed 6,365 tests, and private labs have completed 5,110 tests — private lab test totals had not been reported prior to Wednesday.
The number of patients requiring hospitalization spiked to 35, and 26 of those were still in the hospital. So far, 122 patients who tested positive are no longer in isolation. One Minnesotan has died from the disease.
MDH said the patients' ages have ranged from 6 months old to 94 years old. According to MDH, the 6-month-old with a confirmed case is in Dodge County and isn't hospitalized.
At least one positive COVID-19 diagnosis has been reported in these Minnesota counties: Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Jackson, Lac Qui Parle, Le Sueur, Martin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona and Wright.
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According to the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering, the virus has infected about 436,159 people worldwide and killed about 19,648.
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