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Minnesota on Saturday reported its second day in a row with over 3,000 new COVID-19 cases, along with 20 new deaths.

According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the state had 3,021 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases, increasing the state’s cumulative total to 148,472. Of that number, 127,362 no longer need to be in isolation.

Freeborn County reported 15 new cases and has now had 742 cases. Of the total cases, 88 are considered active cases and four people are hospitalized, according to the Freeborn County Public Health Department.

The department stated the new cases included the following:

• Two people between 10 and 20

• One person in their 20s

• Two people in their 30s

• Four people in their 40s

• Two people in their 60s

• Three people in their 70s

• One person in their 90s

Faribault County reported seven new cases and has had 264 cases; Mower County reported six new cases and has had 1,560 cases; Steele County reported 22 new cases and has had 839 cases; and Waseca County reported seven new cases and has had 956 total cases.

Mower County also reported its 19th death — a person between the age of 85 and 89.

Other deaths were reported in Anoka, Beltrami, Grant, Hennepin, Isante, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, St. Louis, Stearns and Yellow Medicine counties.

Aside from one person in their late 40s in Isanti County, all of the other people who died were 60 or older. Fifteen resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities, and five lived in private residences.

The state has now had 2,457 deaths, of which 1,716 resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

The department reported 35,479 total COVID-19 tests were completed Friday, including 1,516 antigen tests and 33,963 PCR tests.

 

Minnesota COVID-19 cases, deaths

County	Total confirmed cases	Total probable cases	Total cases	Total deaths
Aitkin	222	2	224	2
Anoka	9,768	44	9,812	158
Becker	681	2	683	4
Beltrami	1,001	1	1,002	10
Benton	1,103	18	1,121	12
Big Stone	172	0	172	1
Blue Earth	2,169	0	2,169	7
Brown	373	0	373	3
Carlton	515	35	550	2
Carver	1,928	10	1,938	7
Cass	458	0	458	5
Chippewa	490	1	491	3
Chisago	1,223	5	1,228	2
Clay	2,613	0	2,613	45
Clearwater	151	0	151	1
Cook	22	0	22	0
Cottonwood	306	0	306	0
Crow Wing	1,254	1	1,255	22
Dakota	10,551	38	10,589	139
Dodge	424	0	424	0
Douglas	827	1	828	4
Faribault	264	0	264	0
Fillmore	296	0	296	0
Freeborn	742	0	742	5
Goodhue	708	1	709	11
Grant	110	0	110	5
Hennepin	36,472	108	36,580	1,000
Houston	255	0	255	2
Hubbard	499	1	500	5
Isanti	628	1	629	7
Itasca	835	0	835	17
Jackson	235	0	235	1
Kanabec	243	1	244	10
Kandiyohi	1,897	1	1,898	5
Kittson	65	0	65	0
Koochiching	183	0	183	5
Lac qui Parle	151	0	151	3
Lake	136	4	140	0
Lake of the Woods	48	1	49	1
Le Sueur	686	1	687	6
Lincoln	202	1	203	0
Lyon	1,056	2	1,058	6
Mahnomen	138	0	138	2
Marshall	177	0	177	1
Martin	646	0	646	18
McLeod	648	1	649	4
Meeker	376	0	376	3
Mille Lacs	485	4	489	20
Morrison	866	9	875	9
Mower	1,542	18	1,560	19
Murray	306	0	306	3
Nicollet	793	0	793	18
Nobles	2,408	2	2,410	18
Norman	145	0	145	0
Olmsted	3,514	0	3,514	30
Otter Tail	1,012	2	1,014	8
Pennington	226	1	227	1
Pine	603	2	605	0
Pipestone	382	0	382	17
Polk	895	17	912	5
Pope	176	0	176	0
Ramsey	15,022	117	15,139	380
Red Lake	86	1	87	2
Redwood	314	0	314	12
Renville	294	6	300	13
Rice	1,753	8	1,761	12
Rock	380	2	382	6
Roseau	362	27	389	0
Scott	3,770	9	3,779	36
Sherburne	1,930	12	1,942	24
Sibley	279	0	279	3
St. Louis	3,373	19	3,392	75
Stearns	6,534	58	6,592	51
Steele	839	0	839	3
Stevens	199	2	201	1
Swift	238	0	238	2
Todd	956	1	957	7
Traverse	63	0	63	0
Wabasha	435	0	435	1
Wadena	285	7	292	3
Waseca	956	0	956	10
Washington	6,839	22	6,861	74
Watonwan	589	0	589	4
Wilkin	148	0	148	4
Winona	1,379	0	1,379	19
Wright	2,909	6	2,915	16
Yellow Medicine	317	3	320	7
Unknown/missing	282	5	287	0