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After two days without any new cases, Freeborn County had one lab-confirmed COVID-19 case reported on Tuesday, according to the Minnesota Department of Health daily update.

With the new case, the county’s cumulative case count is now at 355.

The new case is a person in their 70s, according to the Freeborn County Public Health Department.

The department stated there are currently 13 active cases in the county, and one person is hospitalized.

The following were the increases reported in other area counties:

• Faribault County: one new case, 84 total cases

• Mower County: three new cases, 1,084 total cases

• Steele County: three new cases, 333 total cases

• Waseca County: two new cases, 130 total cases

Statewide, 606 new cases were reported, increasing the state’s total positive cases to 57,162. Of that number, 50,426 are no longer in isolation.

The Minnesota Department of Health reported four new deaths from Hennepin and Scott counties. Two of the deaths were residents in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

The new deaths increase the state’s total death count to 1,620. Of that number, 1,233 were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities.

The department stated 328 people are hospitalized as of today, including 159 in intensive care. The total hospitalizations are up 26 people from Monday and up six in intensive care.

The state health department stated 8,060 tests were completed, increasing the total tests completed to 1,078,695.

 

Minnesota COVID-19 cases, deaths

County	Cases	Deaths
Aitkin	27	0
Anoka	3,410	113
Becker	147	1
Beltrami	200	0
Benton	310	3
Big Stone	22	0
Blue Earth	859	5
Brown	85	2
Carlton	126	0
Carver	792	2
Cass	62	2
Chippewa	99	1
Chisago	182	1
Clay	752	40
Clearwater	15	0
Cook	2	0
Cottonwood	173	0
Crow Wing	213	13
Dakota	4,049	103
Dodge	123	0
Douglas	132	0
Faribault	84	0
Fillmore	61	0
Freeborn	355	1
Goodhue	177	8
Grant	51	1
Hennepin	18,197	820
Houston	39	0
Hubbard	32	0
Isanti	110	0
Itasca	134	12
Jackson	70	0
Kanabec	28	1
Kandiyohi	677	1
Kittson	3	0
Koochiching	74	3
Lac qui Parle	6	0
Lake	18	0
Lake of the Woods	1	0
Le Sueur	202	1
Lincoln	54	0
Lyon	416	3
McLeod	140	0
Mahnomen	24	1
Marshall	29	0
Martin	204	5
Meeker	83	2
Mille Lacs	68	3
Morrison	82	1
Mower	1,084	2
Murray	122	1
Nicollet	320	13
Nobles	1,749	6
Norman	37	0
Olmsted	1,635	23
Otter Tail	179	3
Pennington	73	1
Pine	128	0
Pipestone	143	9
Polk	135	3
Pope	45	0
Ramsey	7,047	261
Red Lake	20	0
Redwood	32	0
Renville	60	5
Rice	1,002	8
Rock	75	0
Roseau	46	0
St. Louis	453	19
Scott	1,410	17
Sherburne	657	7
Sibley	80	2
Stearns	2,842	20
Steele	333	1
Stevens	16	0
Swift	52	1
Todd	420	2
Traverse	10	0
Wabasha	82	0
Wadena	23	0
Waseca	130	0
Washington	1,938	43
Watonwan	299	0
Wilkin	28	3
Winona	249	16
Wright	820	5
Yellow Medicine	49	0
Unknown/missing	140	0