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Minnesota reported 61 new COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, including one death in both Freeborn and Waseca counties.

According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the person from Freeborn County who died was between 80 and 84, and the person from Waseca County who died was between 60 and 64.

Of the new deaths statewide, 37 resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities and one resided in a group home or residential behavioral health facility.

The new deaths increase the cumulative deaths across the state to 5,323, of which 3,431 resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

The state on Thursday reported 2,204 new COVID-19 cases, increasing the state’s cumulative case count to 415,302. Of that number about 18,000 are still in isolation and 895 people were hospitalized as of Wednesday, including 196 in intensive care.

Freeborn County reported 22 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases, increasing the county’s total case count to 1,992. One person was also added to the county’s list from another county.

Of the total cases, 112 are considered active cases and two new people were hospitalized, according to the Freeborn County Public Health Department. Ninety-eight people have now been hospitalized with COVID-19 at some point during their illness.

With the new death, Freeborn County has now had 18 deaths.

The new cases reported Thursday included the following:

• One person between 5 and 9
• One person between 10 and 14
• One person between 15 and 19
• Three people in their 20s
• Four people in their 30s
• Four people in their 40s
• Three people in their 50s
• One person in their 60s
• One person in their 70s
• Two people in their 80s
• One person in their 90s

The following is an update on other area counties:

• Faribault County: five new lab-confirmed cases, two new probable cases; 911 total cases
• Mower County: 17 new lab-confirmed cases; 3,321 total cases
• Steele County: 16 new lab-confirmed cases; 2,512 total cases
• Waseca County: eight new lab-confirmed cases, one new probable case; 1,755 total cases

Minnesota COVID-19 cases, deaths

County	Total confirmed cases	Total probable cases	Total cases	Total deaths
Aitkin	1,001	22	1,023	32
Anoka	26,972	2,001	28,973	323
Becker	2,631	49	2,680	36
Beltrami	2,767	104	2,871	41
Benton	3,719	169	3,888	78
Big Stone	425	9	434	3
Blue Earth	5,006	34	5,040	28
Brown	1,969	42	2,011	32
Carlton	2,294	301	2,595	37
Carver	6,157	292	6,449	33
Cass	1,896	32	1,928	20
Chippewa	1,242	33	1,275	29
Chisago	3,960	189	4,149	27
Clay	6,092	71	6,163	78
Clearwater	639	18	657	14
Cook	104	0	104	0
Cottonwood	1,142	79	1,221	15
Crow Wing	4,446	63	4,509	64
Dakota	29,149	1,131	30,280	277
Dodge	1,170	5	1,175	4
Douglas	3,348	133	3,481	59
Faribault	905	6	911	11
Fillmore	1,096	14	1,110	1
Freeborn	1,982	10	1,992	18
Goodhue	3,026	33	3,059	42
Grant	387	3	390	7
Hennepin	83,641	2,632	86,273	1,382
Houston	1,138	47	1,185	12
Hubbard	1,374	22	1,396	37
Isanti	2,481	155	2,636	31
Itasca	2,653	39	2,692	39
Jackson	747	44	791	8
Kanabec	904	20	924	18
Kandiyohi	5,331	48	5,379	65
Kittson	305	36	341	18
Koochiching	535	11	546	9
Lac qui Parle	557	46	603	14
Lake	504	43	547	15
Lake of the Woods	146	6	152	1
Le Sueur	1,930	20	1,950	15
Lincoln	446	8	454	1
Lyon	2,777	70	2,847	29
Mahnomen	395	1	396	7
Marshall	659	16	675	12
Martin	1,546	24	1,570	25
McLeod	3,032	41	3,073	39
Meeker	1,852	27	1,879	32
Mille Lacs	1,965	63	2,028	43
Morrison	2,805	109	2,914	43
Mower	3,278	43	3,321	25
Murray	717	38	755	5
Nicollet	2,035	38	2,073	32
Nobles	3,467	63	3,530	46
Norman	408	2	410	8
Olmsted	9,272	37	9,309	61
Otter Tail	4,069	147	4,216	50
Pennington	828	77	905	14
Pine	2,365	107	2,472	12
Pipestone	845	30	875	21
Polk	3,006	192	3,198	49
Pope	685	5	690	4
Ramsey	35,818	1,293	37,111	688
Red Lake	269	40	309	4
Redwood	1,279	29	1,308	26
Renville	1,240	51	1,291	39
Rice	5,442	74	5,516	55
Rock	957	68	1,025	10
Roseau	1,486	113	1,599	14
Scott	10,681	335	11,016	81
Sherburne	7,162	492	7,654	57
Sibley	989	32	1,021	5
St. Louis	12,012	526	12,538	205
Stearns	16,432	514	16,946	172
Steele	2,504	8	2,512	9
Stevens	664	7	671	6
Swift	768	22	790	16
Todd	2,209	17	2,226	27
Traverse	190	26	216	2
Wabasha	1,493	7	1,500	2
Wadena	1,084	39	1,123	12
Waseca	1,750	5	1,755	13
Washington	17,824	643	18,467	190
Watonwan	1,018	6	1,024	7
Wilkin	568	20	588	7
Winona	3,530	35	3,565	43
Wright	10,126	708	10,834	88
Yellow Medicine	823	57	880	14
Unknown/missing	417	27	444	0