• Record 67 COVID-19 deaths reported as Minnesota toll tops 3,000:

• A single-day record 67 COVID-19 deaths were reported by Minnesota health officials on Wednesday, pushing the state's total in the pandemic above 3,000. Hospitalizations for COVID-19 also reached a single-day high — with the state's pandemic response dashboard showing on Wednesday that 1,706 hospital beds are filled with COVID-19 patients in Minnesota. We are tracking the spread of the virus in Minnesota here.