To date, approximately 1,308,264 tests have been completed statewide, and 1,020,926 people have been tested statewide. The MDH declared a backlog of about 25,000 tests dating to April, the vast majority of which were negative, were added to the system on Wednesday.
So far, 5,988 patients have ever needed hospital education, and on Wednesday, 321 patients remained in the hospital, with 152 in intensive care.
According to the latest MDH report, the number of patients who no longer need isolation has now exceeded 60,000, representing about 90% of people who test positive for COVID-19 in Minnesota.
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According to the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering, the virus has infected more than 22.1 million people worldwide and killed about 782,000.
More than 14.1 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 muscle aches, headaches, sore throats, and / or chills and shaking.
Note: According to MDH – “Because all data are preliminary, the change in the number of cumulative positive cases and deaths from one day to the next may not be equal to the newly reported deaths.”
