Steele, Faribault counties each see new COVID-19 case
Published 11:37 am Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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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.
COVID-19 deaths around the state rose to 319 on Wednesday. Provided
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 |
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