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Minnesota reported 82 new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, including two new deaths in Freeborn County.

The county has now had 11 deaths.

According to the Minnesota Department of Health, one of the people who died in Freeborn County was in their late 70s and the other was in their late 80s. It is unclear whether they resided in a long-term care or assisted living facility.

Across the state, the deaths were reported in 38 counties. Aside from one person in Chicago County in their early 40s and one person in St. Louis County in their late 40s, all of the others who died were 60 or older. Fifty-one resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

The state has now had 4,109 total COVID-19 deaths, of which 2,711 resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

Minnesota also reported 4,539 new cases, increasing the state’s cumulative total to 363,719. Of those cases, about 44,000 are still considered active cases, and 1,545 people were hospitalized, including 358 in intensive care.

Freeborn County reported 24 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases. The county has now had 1,733 total cases, of which 174 are considered active cases and one new person is hospitalized, according to the Freeborn County Public Health Department. Eighty-four people have been hospitalized at some point during their illness.

The new cases included the following:

• Two people ages 0-4

• One person between 5 and 9

• One person between 10 and 14

• One person between 15 and 19

• Six people in their 20s

• Two people in their 30s

• Five people in their 40s

• Four people in their 50s

• Two people in their 60s

The following is an update on other area counties:

• Faribault County: 15 new lab-confirmed cases; 708 total cases

• Mower County: 34 new lab-confirmed cases; 2,981 total cases

• Steele County: 18 new lab-confirmed cases; 2,269 total cases

• Waseca County: 18 new lab-confirmed cases; 1,507 total cases

The state reported 39,591 new tests were completed, including 34,863 PCR tests and 4,728 antigen tests.

 

Minnesota COVID-19 cases, deaths

County	Total confirmed cases	Total probable cases	Total cases	Total deaths
Aitkin	848	15	863	30
Anoka	24,186	1,440	25,626	247
Becker	2,364	26	2,390	24
Beltrami	2,395	77	2,472	20
Benton	3,395	112	3,507	60
Big Stone	358	8	366	2
Blue Earth	4,548	10	4,558	18
Brown	1,704	26	1,730	19
Carlton	1,998	230	2,228	21
Carver	5,461	155	5,616	17
Cass	1,648	17	1,665	13
Chippewa	1,049	14	1,063	15
Chisago	3,464	132	3,596	19
Clay	5,584	39	5,623	64
Clearwater	588	9	597	10
Cook	93	0	93	0
Cottonwood	1,010	57	1,067	5
Crow Wing	4,040	43	4,083	42
Dakota	25,440	548	25,988	220
Dodge	1,006	2	1,008	1
Douglas	2,974	78	3,052	45
Faribault	706	2	708	4
Fillmore	835	9	844	0
Freeborn	1,724	9	1,733	11
Goodhue	2,480	12	2,492	35
Grant	329	1	330	6
Hennepin	74,759	1,519	76,278	1,186
Houston	871	34	905	4
Hubbard	1,238	16	1,254	31
Isanti	2,131	119	2,250	22
Itasca	2,278	20	2,298	26
Jackson	616	12	628	2
Kanabec	775	13	788	17
Kandiyohi	4,771	38	4,809	36
Kittson	265	30	295	12
Koochiching	460	7	467	6
Lac qui Parle	456	9	465	4
Lake	441	39	480	10
Lake of the Woods	119	5	124	1
Le Sueur	1,703	16	1,719	12
Lincoln	405	7	412	1
Lyon	2,457	32	2,489	18
Mahnomen	344	1	345	6
Marshall	570	15	585	11
Martin	1,353	12	1,365	23
McLeod	2,638	22	2,660	28
Meeker	1,635	21	1,656	17
Mille Lacs	1,756	45	1,801	36
Morrison	2,569	79	2,648	34
Mower	2,947	34	2,981	23
Murray	655	11	666	5
Nicollet	1,836	12	1,848	27
Nobles	3,268	34	3,302	39
Norman	390	1	391	8
Olmsted	7,699	15	7,714	39
Otter Tail	3,621	74	3,695	34
Pennington	736	63	799	9
Pine	1,694	64	1,758	10
Pipestone	793	17	810	18
Polk	2,790	152	2,942	34
Pope	613	2	615	3
Ramsey	31,467	857	32,324	554
Red Lake	242	26	268	3
Redwood	1,134	19	1,153	21
Renville	1,076	44	1,120	32
Rice	4,622	52	4,674	40
Rock	889	27	916	10
Roseau	1,324	110	1,434	7
Scott	9,564	163	9,727	64
Sherburne	6,362	378	6,740	48
Sibley	891	10	901	4
St. Louis	10,311	310	10,621	141
Stearns	15,065	404	15,469	138
Steele	2,262	7	2,269	8
Stevens	581	4	585	5
Swift	687	18	705	12
Todd	2,024	11	2,035	15
Traverse	169	0	169	2
Wabasha	1,240	4	1,244	2
Wadena	926	28	954	8
Waseca	1,504	3	1,507	11
Washington	15,696	427	16,123	134
Watonwan	963	2	965	4
Wilkin	487	3	490	5
Winona	3,170	24	3,194	34
Wright	8,937	484	9,421	54
Yellow Medicine	727	36	763	13
Unknown/missing	391	17	408	0