Confirmed COVID-19 cases rise by 1 in Freeborn County

Published 11:17 am Friday, April 10, 2020

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Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Freeborn County rose by one on Friday, bringing the total in the county to 21, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.

Mower County saw an increase in two cases, bringing its total to 22, and Steele County saw one additional confirmed case, bringing its total to nine.

Confirmed cases across the state reached 1,336, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.

Numbers remained the same in Waseca and Faribault counties, at three and four cases respectively.

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The Freeborn County Public Health Department stated the new case in Freeborn County is a person in their 30s who is at home recovering.

Of the 21 county cases, two have recovered, Public Health Director Sue Yost said.

Statewide confirmed cases grew to 1,336 — up 94 from the previous day — with 57 deaths reported.

According to the state department, 143 people are hospitalized, including 64 in intensive care. The department stated 732 patients have recovered and no longer need to be isolated.

The highest number of cases is in Hennepin County with 415, with the next highest being in Olmsted County with 124.

The department stated 33,894 tests have been completed, including 9,185 through the Minnesota Department of Health’s public health lab and 24,709 through external laboratories. Not all suspected cases are tested, so this data is not representative of the total number of people in Minnesota who have or had COVID-19.

Data is current through 4 p.m. the previous day.

Confirmed cases also grew by one in Winnebago County to a total of two cases. Iowa has a confirmed 1,388 cases.

 

Confirmed COVID-19 cases

Faribault County: 4

Freeborn County: 21

Mower County: 22

Steele County: 9

Waseca County: 3

 — Information from the Minnesota Department of Health

 

 

Confirmed Minnesota COVID-19 cases

County Cases Deaths
Anoka 55 0
Beltrami 5 0
Benton 1 0
Big Stone 1 0
Blue Earth 22 0
Brown 7 1
Carlton 18 0
Carver 12 0
Cass 3 0
Chisago 6 1
Clay 29 0
Clearwater 2 0
Cottonwood 5 0
Crow Wing 13 0
Dakota 85 4
Dodge 14 0
Douglas 1 0
Faribault 4 0
Fillmore 10 0
Freeborn 21 0
Goodhue 14 0
Hennepin 415 27
Houston 1 0
Isanti 4 0
Itasca 2 0
Jackson 1 0
Kandiyohi 2 0
Koochiching 1 0
Lac qui Parle 1 0
Le Sueur 20 0
Lincoln 2 0
Lyon 5 0
Mahnomen 1 0
Martin 36 4
McLeod 2 0
Meeker 2 0
Mower 22 0
Murray 1 0
Nicollet 6 0
Nobles 1 0
Olmsted 126 2
Otter Tail 3 0
Pine 3 0
Pipestone 1 0
Polk 1 0
Ramsey 124 5
Redwood 1 0
Renville 2 0
Rice 4 0
Roseau 1 0
Scott 19 1
Sherburne 9 0
Sibley 1 0
St. Louis 34 4
Stearns 7 0
Steele 9 0
Swift 1 0
Traverse 2 0
Wabasha 6 0
Waseca 3 0
Washington 73 2
Watonwan 4 0
Wilkin 6 1
Winona 26 5
Wright 14 0
Yellow Medicine 2 0