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More than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases were again reported in Minnesota on Tuesday, along with 15 new deaths.

According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the state had 2,178 new cases reported, increasing the cumulative case count to 137,536. Of that number, 122,100 no longer need to be in isolation.

Gov. Tim Walz and health officials on Monday encouraged residents to rethink their plans for large family gatherings at Thanksgiving and other holidays as the state’s trend of increasing cases, hospitalizations and deaths continues.

As of Sunday, 582 people were hospitalized, and the seven-day positive test rate was 6.6%.

The new deaths reported Tuesday included people in Anoka, Big Stone, Carlton, Hennepin, Hubbard, Koochiching, Le Sueur, Martin, Morrison, Nicollet, Ramsey, Renville and St. Louis counties. The deaths included four people in their 50s, and the remainder were 70 or older. Four resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities, and 11 resided in private residences.

The state has now had 2,368 deaths, of which 1,653 resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

The following is an update on area counties:

• Faribault County: four new cases, 239 total cases
• Freeborn County: six new cases, 291 total cases. The Freeborn County Public Health Department stated the six new cases included one person in their 20s, one in their 40s, one in their 50s, one in their 60s, one in their 70s and one in their 90s. There are now 60 active lab-confirmed cases in the county, and three people from the county are currently hospitalized. Forty-three people have been hospitalized at some point during the pandemic.
• Mower County: six new cases, 1,535 total cases
• Steele County: 21 new cases, 782 total cases
• Waseca County: eight new cases, 937 total cases

 

Minnesota COVID-19 cases, deaths

County	Total confirmed cases	Total probable cases	Total cases	Total deaths
Aitkin	186	0	186	2
Anoka	9,029	10	9,039	151
Becker	586	2	588	4
Beltrami	913	1	914	7
Benton	961	15	976	9
Big Stone	143	0	143	1
Blue Earth	2,066	0	2,066	7
Brown	333	0	333	3
Carlton	446	16	462	2
Carver	1,838	9	1,847	7
Cass	390	0	390	5
Chippewa	465	1	466	3
Chisago	1,082	1	1,083	2
Clay	2,362	0	2,362	43
Clearwater	114	0	114	0
Cook	17	0	17	0
Cottonwood	286	0	286	0
Crow Wing	1,061	1	1,062	22
Dakota	10,003	24	10,027	138
Dodge	404	0	404	0
Douglas	728	0	728	3
Faribault	239	0	239	0
Fillmore	264	0	264	0
Freeborn	691	0	691	4
Goodhue	624	1	625	11
Grant	99	0	99	4
Hennepin	34,585	72	34,657	994
Houston	212	0	212	1
Hubbard	410	0	410	3
Isanti	571	0	571	5
Itasca	763	0	763	17
Jackson	217	0	217	1
Kanabec	224	1	225	10
Kandiyohi	1,752	1	1,753	5
Kittson	49	0	49	0
Koochiching	172	0	172	5
Lac qui Parle	144	0	144	3
Lake	126	0	126	0
Lake of the Woods	44	0	44	1
Le Sueur	645	0	645	6
Lincoln	188	1	189	0
Lyon	994	2	996	6
Mahnomen	117	0	117	2
Marshall	131	0	131	1
Martin	615	0	615	18
McLeod	610	0	610	4
Meeker	345	0	345	3
Mille Lacs	423	4	427	15
Morrison	768	8	776	10
Mower	1,517	18	1,535	17
Murray	289	0	289	3
Nicollet	747	0	747	18
Nobles	2,308	1	2,309	16
Norman	121	0	121	0
Olmsted	3,314	0	3,314	30
Otter Tail	900	1	901	7
Pennington	206	1	207	1
Pine	552	2	554	0
Pipestone	359	0	359	17
Polk	717	7	724	4
Pope	165	0	165	0
Ramsey	14,261	81	14,342	362
Red Lake	80	1	81	2
Redwood	284	0	284	11
Renville	252	6	258	12
Rice	1,674	0	1,674	10
Rock	346	2	348	4
Roseau	290	0	290	0
Scott	3,492	4	3,496	34
Sherburne	1,727	6	1,733	22
Sibley	260	0	260	3
St. Louis	3,068	11	3,079	70
Stearns	5,940	51	5,991	44
Steele	782	0	782	3
Stevens	186	1	187	1
Swift	209	0	209	1
Todd	864	1	865	6
Traverse	58	0	58	0
Wabasha	397	0	397	0
Wadena	248	7	255	3
Waseca	937	0	937	9
Washington	6,078	11	6,089	72
Watonwan	579	0	579	4
Wilkin	140	0	140	4
Winona	1,278	0	1,278	19
Wright	2,606	3	2,609	15
Yellow Medicine	289	3	292	6
Unknown/missing	191	2	193	0