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Freeborn County reported 14 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, in the daily update from local and state health officials.

The county has now had 1,710 cases since the start of the pandemic, of which 164 are considered active cases, according to the Freeborn County Public Health Department.

One new person is hospitalized, and there have now been 83 people who have been hospitalized at some point during their illness. The total number of people currently hospitalized from the county is not available.

The county health department stated the new cases included the following:

• Two people ages 5 to 9

• One person between 15 to 19

• Two people in their 30s

• Four people in their 40s

• Two people in their 50s

• Two people in their 60s

• One person in their 70s

Faribault County reported 14 new lab-confirmed cases and has now had 693 total cases; Mower County had 26 new lab-confirmed cases and has had 2,946 total cases; Steele County had 20 new lab-confirmed cases and has had 2,250 total cases; and Waseca County had 14 new lab-confirmed cases and has had 1,489 total cases.

Statewide, 3,080 new cases were reported, increasing the state’s cumulative total to 359,203. Of that number, about 44,000 are still in isolation, and 1,604 are hospitalized, including 359 in intensive care.

Though the number of new cases was lower than the daily totals reported in previous weeks, it does correlate with a decrease in tests completed. The state reported 27,432 tests were completed, including 24,743 PCR tests and 2,689 antigen tests.

The state had 22 new deaths from 11 counties, ranging in age from late 50s to over 100 years old. Fifteen resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

Minnesota has now had 4,027 total deaths, of which 2,660 resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

 

Minnesota COVID-19 cases, deaths

County	Total confirmed cases	Total probable cases	Total cases	Total deaths
Aitkin	850	15	865	30
Anoka	23,901	1,386	25,287	246
Becker	2,342	25	2,367	24
Beltrami	2,361	74	2,435	19
Benton	3,349	108	3,457	58
Big Stone	354	7	361	2
Blue Earth	4,498	10	4,508	17
Brown	1,686	26	1,712	17
Carlton	1,977	222	2,199	21
Carver	5,413	152	5,565	16
Cass	1,627	16	1,643	13
Chippewa	1,037	14	1,051	14
Chisago	3,424	126	3,550	18
Clay	5,501	36	5,537	64
Clearwater	580	9	589	10
Cook	89	0	89	0
Cottonwood	994	57	1,051	5
Crow Wing	4,025	42	4,067	40
Dakota	25,017	528	25,545	218
Dodge	992	1	993	1
Douglas	2,937	76	3,013	44
Faribault	691	2	693	4
Fillmore	827	8	835	0
Freeborn	1,701	9	1,710	9
Goodhue	2,456	10	2,466	34
Grant	326	1	327	6
Hennepin	73,897	1,456	75,353	1,176
Houston	850	33	883	4
Hubbard	1,235	15	1,250	31
Isanti	2,101	116	2,217	21
Itasca	2,246	19	2,265	25
Jackson	596	11	607	1
Kanabec	764	12	776	16
Kandiyohi	4,727	38	4,765	35
Kittson	260	29	289	12
Koochiching	450	7	457	6
Lac qui Parle	448	9	457	4
Lake	439	38	477	8
Lake of the Woods	118	5	123	1
Le Sueur	1,675	15	1,690	12
Lincoln	401	5	406	1
Lyon	2,445	29	2,474	17
Mahnomen	338	1	339	6
Marshall	564	14	578	11
Martin	1,342	12	1,354	23
McLeod	2,608	21	2,629	24
Meeker	1,618	20	1,638	13
Mille Lacs	1,733	45	1,778	35
Morrison	2,547	74	2,621	34
Mower	2,913	33	2,946	23
Murray	646	11	657	5
Nicollet	1,816	12	1,828	27
Nobles	3,238	34	3,272	37
Norman	384	1	385	8
Olmsted	7,595	13	7,608	38
Otter Tail	3,584	70	3,654	32
Pennington	737	63	800	9
Pine	1,653	60	1,713	9
Pipestone	789	15	804	18
Polk	2,743	147	2,890	30
Pope	608	1	609	2
Ramsey	31,071	832	31,903	548
Red Lake	237	23	260	3
Redwood	1,122	18	1,140	21
Renville	1,063	43	1,106	32
Rice	4,590	52	4,642	40
Rock	879	23	902	10
Roseau	1,311	108	1,419	7
Scott	9,451	154	9,605	63
Sherburne	6,272	360	6,632	48
Sibley	878	10	888	4
St. Louis	10,179	295	10,474	134
Stearns	14,912	391	15,303	133
Steele	2,243	7	2,250	8
Stevens	577	4	581	5
Swift	682	16	698	11
Todd	2,010	8	2,018	15
Traverse	168	0	168	2
Wabasha	1,223	4	1,227	1
Wadena	916	27	943	8
Waseca	1,486	3	1,489	11
Washington	15,535	411	15,946	134
Watonwan	953	2	955	4
Wilkin	483	2	485	5
Winona	3,127	24	3,151	33
Wright	8,834	470	9,304	50
Yellow Medicine	723	32	755	13
Unknown/missing	425	27	452	0