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Freeborn County broke its record for new cases reported in a single day on Sunday by more than double, according to local and state health officials.

The county had 112 new lab-confirmed cases, pushing the cumulative total to 1,107. Of that number, 241 are considered active cases, and seven people are hospitalized.

According to the Freeborn County Public Health Department, the number of cases is so high because there was a delay in the process of cases being put on the county’s list.

The new cases included the following:

• One person between 5 and 8

• 11 people between 10 and 14

• 13 between 15 and 19

• 15 in their 20s

• 18 in their 30s

• 17 in their 40s

• 19 in their 50s

• 10 in their 60s

• Four in their 70s

• Three in their 80s

• One in their 90s

The county department stated 59 people have been hospitalized thus far in the pandemic, and no new deaths have been reported.

According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the state had 7,559 new cases reported, increasing the cumulative total to 223,581, of which more than 50,000 are still considered active cases. As of the end of the week, more than 1,400 people were hospitalized with almost 300 in intensive care.

The state also reported 31 new deaths from 20 counties. The people who died ranged in age from early 50s to over 100, and 18 resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities. One person lived in a group home or residential behavioral health facility.

The state has now had 2,905 total deaths, of which 1,999 resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

The following is an update on other area counties:

• Faribault County: 29 new cases, 383 total cases

• Mower County: 179 new cases, 1,931 total cases

• Steele County: 178 new cases, 1,318 total cases

• Waseca County: 69 new cases; 1,115 total cases

Testing continues to increase with 63,593 new tests completed, of which 60,398 were PCR tests and 3,195 were antigen tests.

 

Minnesota COVID-19 cases, deaths

County	Total confirmed cases	Total probable cases	Total cases	Total deaths
Aitkin	487	3	490	13
Anoka	15,460	496	15,956	189
Becker	1,303	5	1,308	4
Beltrami	1,517	2	1,519	13
Benton	1,981	42	2,023	32
Big Stone	235	1	236	1
Blue Earth	3,094	3	3,097	10
Brown	794	1	795	5
Carlton	1,029	101	1,130	8
Carver	3,040	32	3,072	9
Cass	920	2	922	8
Chippewa	646	2	648	7
Chisago	2,222	51	2,273	4
Clay	3,762	11	3,773	50
Clearwater	315	0	315	3
Cook	43	0	43	0
Cottonwood	509	1	510	0
Crow Wing	2,418	4	2,422	25
Dakota	15,385	171	15,556	159
Dodge	638	1	639	0
Douglas	1,644	9	1,653	18
Faribault	383	0	383	0
Fillmore	476	1	477	0
Freeborn	1,107	0	1,107	5
Goodhue	1,295	3	1,298	20
Grant	177	0	177	5
Hennepin	49,955	397	50,352	1,044
Houston	479	3	482	2
Hubbard	770	2	772	15
Isanti	1,194	45	1,239	10
Itasca	1,329	0	1,329	19
Jackson	325	1	326	1
Kanabec	417	2	419	11
Kandiyohi	2,693	5	2,698	9
Kittson	129	3	132	1
Koochiching	263	1	264	5
Lac qui Parle	240	0	240	3
Lake	225	8	233	1
Lake of the Woods	66	5	71	1
Le Sueur	1,040	1	1,041	7
Lincoln	261	1	262	1
Lyon	1,546	2	1,548	8
Mahnomen	182	0	182	3
Marshall	307	3	310	6
Martin	817	0	817	19
McLeod	1,259	2	1,261	6
Meeker	725	2	727	5
Mille Lacs	1,025	14	1,039	27
Morrison	1,370	14	1,384	16
Mower	1,914	17	1,931	21
Murray	435	1	436	3
Nicollet	1,161	1	1,162	21
Nobles	2,777	2	2,779	25
Norman	248	0	248	5
Olmsted	5,140	1	5,141	30
Otter Tail	1,906	5	1,911	12
Pennington	383	5	388	4
Pine	892	19	911	5
Pipestone	545	0	545	17
Polk	1,640	57	1,697	17
Pope	361	0	361	0
Ramsey	20,788	354	21,142	430
Red Lake	142	2	144	3
Redwood	533	2	535	15
Renville	492	9	501	14
Rice	2,741	17	2,758	25
Rock	505	4	509	9
Roseau	609	93	702	1
Scott	5,867	30	5,897	49
Sherburne	3,828	84	3,912	31
Sibley	482	1	483	3
St. Louis	5,475	45	5,520	84
Stearns	9,694	189	9,883	74
Steele	1,317	1	1,318	5
Stevens	350	2	352	1
Swift	384	0	384	4
Todd	1,403	2	1,405	12
Traverse	102	0	102	0
Wabasha	684	2	686	1
Wadena	511	8	519	6
Waseca	1,115	0	1,115	10
Washington	10,238	152	10,390	95
Watonwan	677	0	677	4
Wilkin	256	0	256	4
Winona	2,055	1	2,056	22
Wright	4,973	52	5,025	27
Yellow Medicine	454	4	458	8
Unknown/missing	386	6	392	0