Minnesota Health Officials reported Wednesday 1,046 new cases of the coronavirus and 7 more deaths.
According to the Minnesota Department of Health 6,756 people have died because of the virus. A total of 4,243 of those deaths have occurred in long term care facilities.
A total of 499,962 cases have been confirmed in Minnesota since the pandemic began in March of last year. Of those 484,819 people no longer need to self isolate.