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After several days with higher deaths, Minnesota reported 18 new COVID-19 deaths on Monday across the state.

The deaths came from Anoka, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kittson, Lac qui Parle, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Todd and Wright counties.

The people who died ranged in age from late 60s to late 90s, and 11 resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.

The state has now had 4,462 deaths since the start of the pandemic, of which 2,917 resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

Statewide, 3,026 new cases were reported Monday, increasing the state’s cumulative total to 381,841. Of that number, about 35,000 are still in isolation and 1,283 are hospitalized, including 319 in intensive care.

Freeborn County reported two new lab-confirmed cases, including one person in their 30s and one person in their 50s, according to the Freeborn County Public Health Department.

The county has now had 1,791 cumulative cases, of which 114 are considered active. No new local hospitalizations were reported.

The following is an update on other area counties:

• Faribault County: eight new lab-confirmed cases; 778 total cases

• Mower County: 19 new lab-confirmed cases; 3,105 total cases

• Steele County: six new lab-confirmed cases; 2,346 total cases

• Waseca County: three new lab-confirmed cases; 1,568 total cases

The state reported 45,341 new tests were completed, including 41,937 PCR tests and 3,404 antigen tests.

 

Minnesota COVID-19 cases, deaths

County	Total confirmed cases	Total probable cases	Total cases	Total deaths
Aitkin	913	16	929	31
Anoka	25,214	1,588	26,802	263
Becker	2,465	40	2,505	29
Beltrami	2,536	91	2,627	28
Benton	3,462	127	3,589	65
Big Stone	398	9	407	2
Blue Earth	4,693	17	4,710	22
Brown	1,795	33	1,828	23
Carlton	2,125	242	2,367	29
Carver	5,753	175	5,928	22
Cass	1,753	19	1,772	13
Chippewa	1,124	20	1,144	18
Chisago	3,637	157	3,794	24
Clay	5,747	52	5,799	69
Clearwater	601	10	611	10
Cook	97	0	97	0
Cottonwood	1,067	75	1,142	5
Crow Wing	4,216	49	4,265	48
Dakota	26,742	646	27,388	236
Dodge	1,055	3	1,058	3
Douglas	3,107	84	3,191	50
Faribault	775	3	778	5
Fillmore	918	10	928	0
Freeborn	1,781	10	1,791	14
Goodhue	2,635	14	2,649	35
Grant	344	2	346	7
Hennepin	77,964	1,792	79,756	1,246
Houston	954	42	996	5
Hubbard	1,285	15	1,300	33
Isanti	2,282	127	2,409	25
Itasca	2,424	29	2,453	29
Jackson	664	27	691	3
Kanabec	840	15	855	18
Kandiyohi	5,005	42	5,047	47
Kittson	292	33	325	14
Koochiching	489	8	497	7
Lac qui Parle	489	30	519	8
Lake	456	41	497	11
Lake of the Woods	132	5	137	1
Le Sueur	1,769	17	1,786	13
Lincoln	420	7	427	1
Lyon	2,573	39	2,612	23
Mahnomen	360	1	361	6
Marshall	614	16	630	11
Martin	1,413	16	1,429	23
McLeod	2,828	27	2,855	30
Meeker	1,732	22	1,754	22
Mille Lacs	1,835	49	1,884	38
Morrison	2,661	95	2,756	36
Mower	3,071	34	3,105	23
Murray	686	19	705	5
Nicollet	1,893	13	1,906	30
Nobles	3,344	51	3,395	41
Norman	398	1	399	7
Olmsted	8,140	19	8,159	46
Otter Tail	3,793	100	3,893	37
Pennington	762	70	832	10
Pine	1,926	68	1,994	10
Pipestone	815	21	836	18
Polk	2,898	163	3,061	40
Pope	646	4	650	3
Ramsey	33,041	975	34,016	592
Red Lake	249	26	275	3
Redwood	1,188	22	1,210	22
Renville	1,139	45	1,184	34
Rice	4,859	57	4,916	46
Rock	920	46	966	10
Roseau	1,412	111	1,523	9
Scott	9,958	202	10,160	71
Sherburne	6,663	403	7,066	49
Sibley	914	22	936	4
St. Louis	10,872	373	11,245	158
Stearns	15,565	446	16,011	145
Steele	2,338	8	2,346	9
Stevens	620	4	624	5
Swift	724	19	743	13
Todd	2,102	12	2,114	19
Traverse	174	2	176	2
Wabasha	1,342	5	1,347	2
Wadena	994	30	1,024	9
Waseca	1,565	3	1,568	11
Washington	16,478	490	16,968	150
Watonwan	990	5	995	5
Wilkin	526	9	535	5
Winona	3,287	28	3,315	39
Wright	9,393	546	9,939	66
Yellow Medicine	753	42	795	13
Unknown/missing	470	18	488	0