Updated COVID-19 Numbers: Tuesday, December 29

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 988 new cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota Tuesday morning bringing the total confirmed COVID cases to 411,110 in the state.

Health officials also reported 36 news deaths bringing the death total to 5,196 in Minnesota.

According to the Minnesota Department of Health website, 5,501,277 tests have been completed to date.

There are 393,506 patients who no longer require isolation.

So far, 21,605 patients have required hospitalization and 4,575 cases have been hospitalized in ICU.

Below are the most recent COVID-19 cases by county in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan:

Carlton: 2,572 – 36 deaths
Cook: 104
Itasca: 2,671 – 34 deaths
Koochiching: 543 – 8 deaths
Lake: 539 – 15 deaths
St. Louis: 12,365 – 198 deaths
Ashland: 987 – 15 deaths
Bayfield: 916 – 18 deaths
Douglas: 3,041 – 16 deaths
Iron: 417 – 15 deaths
Sawyer: 1,193 – 10 deaths
Gogebic: 703 – 15 deaths

As of Tuesday afternoon, Wisconsin health officials reported 474,537 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services also reported 4,783 deaths.

Health officials say the real number of Minnesotans infected with the coronavirus is likely much higher because most people did not originally qualify for testing, and studies suggest that people can be infected without feeling sick.

For the lastest COVID-19 numbers and updates:
Click here for Minnesota
Click here for Wisconsin
Click here for Michigan