513 new Minnesota COVID-19 cases, 1 additional death - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Minnesota health officials announced Tuesday that 513 people in the state have tested positive for COVID-19, along with one new death.

Since the pandemic was first detected in the state last March, 480,091 have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus and 6,434 have died from COVID-19 complications.

Since the beginning of the year, the number of cases among students and school workers has increased, with about 400 new cases reported in the week ending Feb.

At the height of the November surge in COVID-19 cases, there were about 1,700 cases among school students and workers in two consecutive weeks.