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One new lab-confirmed COVID-19 case was reported in both Steele and Faribault counties on Wednesday, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.

Faribault County had not seen a new case since April 9 and has now had a total of five cases since late March. Steele County has now had 15 cases.

No new cases were reported Freeborn, Mower or Waseca counties. Freeborn County had had 34 positive cases, 23 are recovered and out of isolation. Mower County has had 28 cases, and Waseca County has had four cases. 

Confirmed COVID-19 cases around the state grew to 4,644, an increase in 463 cases. State officials have said the cases are likely to increase as additional testing ramps up across the state. Deaths increased to 319, up 18 from the previous day.

Of the total cases statewide, 2,043 have recovered and no longer need to be in isolation, and 320 are hospitalized, including 119 in intensive care.

According to the department, the highest number of cases have been reported in Hennepin County with 1,633 cases, followed by Nobles County, with 615 cases.

Ramsey and Olmsted counties have had 317 and 251 cases, respectively.

Of the 301 deaths statewide, 209 have taken place in Hennepin County.

The Minnesota Department of Health said 22% of cases have been in people 70 or older. The next highest age group is 30 to 39 and 50 to 59, both at 17%.

People who have had COVID-19 have ranged in age from 4 weeks to 109 years. The median age is 50, with the median hospitalized age at 63, though the hospitalized cases have ranged in age from 4 weeks to 102 years. The median age of those who have died is 83, with the ages ranging from 30 to 109 years. 

The state department indicated 66,744 tests have been completed, including 11,910 through the department’s public health lab and 54,834 through external laboratories.

Confirmed COVID-19 cases

County	Cases	Deaths
Aitkin	1	0
Anoka	196	8
Becker	2	0
Beltrami	6	0
Benton	10	0
Big Stone	2	0
Blue Earth	34	0
Brown	8	1
Carlton	55	0
Carver	20	0
Cass	5	0
Chippewa	2	0
Chisago	10	1
Clay	152	10
Clearwater	2	0
Cottonwood	20	0
Crow Wing	20	1
Dakota	157	9
Dodge	19	0
Douglas	2	0
Faribault	5	0
Fillmore	12	1
Freeborn	34	0
Goodhue	19	0
Hennepin	1,633	209
Houston	1	0
Isanti	6	0
Itasca	3	0
Jackson	12	0
Kandiyohi	88	1
Kittson	1	0
Koochiching	1	0
Lac qui Parle	1	0
Le Sueur	24	0
Lincoln	3	0
Lyon	6	0
Mahnomen	1	0
Marshall	1	0
Martin	70	4
McLeod	4	0
Meeker	9	0
Mille Lacs	2	1
Morrison	2	0
Mower	28	0
Murray	11	0
Nicollet	9	2
Nobles	615	1
Norman	8	0
Olmsted	256	6
Otter Tail	8	0
Pennington	1	0
Pine	56	0
Pipestone	2	0
Polk	27	0
Ramsey	332	24
Red Lake	1	0
Redwood	1	0
Renville	4	0
Rice	12	1
Rock	9	0
Roseau	1	0
Scott	41	1
Sherburne	26	0
Sibley	2	0
St. Louis	71	11
Stearns	166	0
Steele	15	0
Swift	2	0
Todd	7	0
Traverse	2	0
Wabasha	8	0
Wadena	1	0
Waseca	4	0
Washington	120	9
Watonwan	9	0
Wilkin	12	3
Winona	66	14
Wright	40	1
Yellow Medicine	3	0