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Two new COVID-19 deaths were reported in Freeborn County and one in Faribault County on Sunday in the daily update from local and state health officials.

The three area residents who died were all in their early 90s.

Sixty-four new deaths were reported across the state from 35 counties and ranged in age from early 40s to late 90s. Thirty-eight resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

The state has now had 3,984 people who have died from COVID-19. Of the total deaths in the state, about 66% resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

Statewide, 5,588 new cases were reported Sunday, increasing the state’s cumulative total to 350,862. Of that number, about 42,000 are still in isolation.

Freeborn County reported 17 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases, increasing its cumulative total to 1,692.

Of that number, 171 are considered active cases, according to the Freeborn County Public Health Department. Eighty-two people have been hospitalized at some point during their illness.

The health department stated the new cases included the following:

• One person between 0 and 4

• Two people between 5 and 9

• One person between 10 and 14

• Two people between 15 and 19

• Two people in their 20s

• 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

The following are updates from other area counties:

• Faribault County: 21 new lab-confirmed cases, one probable case; 668 total cases

• Mower County: 24 new lab-confirmed cases; 2,886 total cases

• Steele County: 28 new lab-confirmed cases; 2,218 total cases

• Waseca County: 11 new lab-confirmed cases; 1,473 total cases

The state reported 67,435 new tests were completed, including 61,078 PCR tests and 6,357 antigen tests.

 

Minnesota COVID-19 cases, deaths

County	Total confirmed cases	Total probable cases	Total cases	Total deaths
Aitkin	830	15	845	30
Anoka	23,284	1,333	24,617	245
Becker	2,292	24	2,316	23
Beltrami	2,326	63	2,389	19
Benton	3,267	103	3,370	57
Big Stone	348	7	355	2
Blue Earth	4,443	9	4,452	17
Brown	1,632	27	1,659	16
Carlton	1,938	208	2,146	21
Carver	5,252	143	5,395	16
Cass	1,596	15	1,611	13
Chippewa	1,024	14	1,038	14
Chisago	3,341	122	3,463	18
Clay	5,418	35	5,453	64
Clearwater	574	9	583	10
Cook	86	0	86	0
Cottonwood	962	57	1,019	5
Crow Wing	3,962	41	4,003	40
Dakota	24,337	509	24,846	213
Dodge	979	1	980	1
Douglas	2,891	75	2,966	44
Faribault	666	2	668	4
Fillmore	810	6	816	0
Freeborn	1,684	8	1,692	9
Goodhue	2,368	10	2,378	34
Grant	314	1	315	6
Hennepin	72,115	1,397	73,512	1,167
Houston	824	30	854	4
Hubbard	1,223	15	1,238	31
Isanti	2,026	110	2,136	21
Itasca	2,194	17	2,211	25
Jackson	571	11	582	1
Kanabec	731	11	742	16
Kandiyohi	4,656	35	4,691	33
Kittson	251	29	280	9
Koochiching	440	8	448	6
Lac qui Parle	434	9	443	4
Lake	433	37	470	8
Lake of the Woods	110	5	115	1
Le Sueur	1,649	15	1,664	12
Lincoln	398	5	403	1
Lyon	2,406	27	2,433	17
Mahnomen	333	1	334	6
Marshall	554	14	568	10
Martin	1,307	11	1,318	23
McLeod	2,516	16	2,532	23
Meeker	1,562	19	1,581	13
Mille Lacs	1,682	45	1,727	35
Morrison	2,509	70	2,579	33
Mower	2,853	33	2,886	23
Murray	629	10	639	5
Nicollet	1,791	12	1,803	27
Nobles	3,201	33	3,234	35
Norman	382	1	383	8
Olmsted	7,457	12	7,469	38
Otter Tail	3,511	67	3,578	31
Pennington	719	63	782	9
Pine	1,601	57	1,658	9
Pipestone	773	15	788	18
Polk	2,709	147	2,856	30
Pope	598	1	599	2
Ramsey	30,191	811	31,002	540
Red Lake	232	23	255	3
Redwood	1,102	17	1,119	21
Renville	1,027	44	1,071	32
Rice	4,509	50	4,559	39
Rock	853	21	874	10
Roseau	1,280	108	1,388	7
Scott	9,269	148	9,417	63
Sherburne	6,158	342	6,500	48
Sibley	865	10	875	4
St. Louis	9,908	282	10,190	134
Stearns	14,681	383	15,064	132
Steele	2,211	7	2,218	8
Stevens	562	4	566	5
Swift	671	16	687	11
Todd	1,975	8	1,983	15
Traverse	166	0	166	2
Wabasha	1,181	4	1,185	1
Wadena	888	26	914	8
Waseca	1,470	3	1,473	11
Washington	15,196	394	15,590	130
Watonwan	934	2	936	4
Wilkin	474	2	476	5
Winona	3,073	21	3,094	33
Wright	8,556	450	9,006	50
Yellow Medicine	710	30	740	13
Unknown/missing	489	28	517	0