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All area counties reported new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, according to updates from local and state health officials.

Freeborn County reported two new cases, increasing the county’s cumulative cases to 377. Of that number, 15 are considered active.

The Freeborn County Public Health Department stated the new cases were one person in their 40s and one person in their 60s.

No one is currently hospitalized from the county.

The following were the increases and case totals in other area counties:

• Faribault County: Three new cases, 99 total cases
• Mower County: Five new cases, 1,139 total cases
• Steele County: Two new cases, 378 total cases
• Waseca County: Ten new cases, 193 total cases

Statewide, 698 new cases were reported, increasing the cumulative cases to 67,308. Of that number, 60,605 are out of isolation, and 309 are hospitalized, including 148 in intensive care, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.

Seven new deaths were reported in Crow Wing, Hennepin and Ramsey counties. One resident was in their early 40s, while the remainders were 65 or older. Two resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

The state department stated 13,810 new tests were completed Wednesday, increasing the total completed to 1,322,220.

In Iowa updates, Winnebago County reported its first death due to COVID-19 on Wednesday.

“We wish to extend our sympathy to this individual’s family,” said Winnebago County Public Health Administrator Julie Sorenson and Allison Rice, registered nurse clinical manager. “Winnebago County and all of our key partners throughout the county and state continue to work to limit the spread and impact of this virus in our communities.”

Winnebago has had 121 people test positive for COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.

The state as a whole has had 53,855 test positive since the beginning of the pandemic and 1,012 deaths.

 

Minnesota COVID-19 cases, deaths

County	Cases	Deaths
Aitkin	44	1
Anoka	4,177	116
Becker	170	1
Beltrami	286	1
Benton	342	3
Big Stone	29	0
Blue Earth	1,018	5
Brown	101	2
Carlton	162	1
Carver	991	4
Cass	86	3
Chippewa	126	1
Chisago	238	1
Clay	807	40
Clearwater	15	0
Cook	6	0
Cottonwood	193	0
Crow Wing	279	15
Dakota	5,048	108
Dodge	143	0
Douglas	146	1
Faribault	99	0
Fillmore	78	0
Freeborn	377	1
Goodhue	232	9
Grant	55	4
Hennepin	21,050	860
Houston	63	0
Hubbard	39	0
Isanti	156	0
Itasca	153	12
Jackson	87	0
Kanabec	48	4
Kandiyohi	753	1
Kittson	3	0
Koochiching	84	3
Lac qui Parle	10	0
Lake	25	0
Lake of the Woods	7	0
Le Sueur	285	2
Lincoln	62	0
Lyon	436	3
Mahnomen	31	1
Marshall	30	0
Martin	214	6
McLeod	282	1
Meeker	91	2
Mille Lacs	83	3
Morrison	104	1
Mower	1,139	3
Murray	132	1
Nicollet	396	13
Nobles	1,807	11
Norman	43	0
Olmsted	1,877	24
Otter Tail	229	4
Pennington	74	1
Pine	132	0
Pipestone	166	9
Polk	171	4
Pope	55	0
Ramsey	8,312	280
Red Lake	27	0
Redwood	40	0
Renville	69	5
Rice	1,096	8
Rock	93	0
Roseau	58	0
Scott	1,782	25
Sherburne	801	11
Sibley	99	2
St. Louis	707	21
Stearns	3,019	21
Steele	378	2
Stevens	22	0
Swift	58	1
Todd	436	2
Traverse	19	0
Wabasha	107	0
Wadena	31	0
Waseca	193	1
Washington	2,478	51
Watonwan	395	3
Wilkin	41	3
Winona	286	17
Wright	1,019	6
Yellow Medicine	57	0
Unknown/missing	120	0