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Minnesota continued a trend of lower new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday with 2,346 new cases reported.

The state has now had 427,587 cumulative cases since the start of the pandemic, of which about 20,000 are still in isolation and 817 people are hospitalized, including 140 in intensive care as of Tuesday.

The state reported 67 new deaths, including one person in both Mower and Waseca counties. The person in Mower County was between 90 and 94, and the person in Waseca County was between 85 and 89.

The people who died statewide ranged in age from late 40s to over 100, and 40 resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

The state has now had 5,528 cumulative deaths from COVID-19, of which 3,553 resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

Freeborn County reported 16 new lab-confirmed cases and two probable cases, increasing its total cases to 2,094.

Of the county’s total cases, 168 are considered active, according to the Freeborn County Public Health Department. One new person was hospitalized, and 104 have been hospitalized at some point during their illness.

The new cases included the following:

• One person between 15 and 19
• Three people in their 20s
• One person in their 30s
• Two people in their 40s
• Seven people in their 50s
• Three people in their 60s
• One person in their 70s

The following is an update on other area counties:

• Faribault County: 12 new lab-confirmed cases; 954 total cases
• Mower County: nine new lab-confirmed cases; 3,392 total cases
• Steele County: two new lab-confirmed cases, one probable case; 2,551 total cases
• Waseca County: four new lab-confirmed cases, one probable case; 1,806 total cases

 

Minnesota COVID-19 cases, deaths

County	Total confirmed cases	Total probable cases	Total cases	Total deaths
Aitkin	1,012	23	1,035	32
Anoka	27,559	2,076	29,635	335
Becker	2,673	52	2,725	37
Beltrami	2,807	132	2,939	44
Benton	3,829	175	4,004	82
Big Stone	439	9	448	3
Blue Earth	5,112	41	5,153	30
Brown	2,002	42	2,044	32
Carlton	2,348	327	2,675	38
Carver	6,275	317	6,592	34
Cass	1,925	41	1,966	20
Chippewa	1,258	34	1,292	30
Chisago	4,081	214	4,295	28
Clay	6,208	72	6,280	78
Clearwater	644	22	666	14
Cook	108	0	108	0
Cottonwood	1,149	81	1,230	15
Crow Wing	4,537	66	4,603	67
Dakota	29,910	1,224	31,134	285
Dodge	1,205	5	1,210	4
Douglas	3,431	137	3,568	63
Faribault	945	9	954	11
Fillmore	1,119	15	1,134	2
Freeborn	2,084	10	2,094	18
Goodhue	3,157	39	3,196	49
Grant	406	3	409	7
Hennepin	85,540	2,837	88,377	1,408
Houston	1,170	47	1,217	13
Hubbard	1,388	26	1,414	37
Isanti	2,546	160	2,706	33
Itasca	2,684	40	2,724	40
Jackson	756	48	804	8
Kanabec	922	21	943	18
Kandiyohi	5,390	49	5,439	66
Kittson	306	36	342	18
Koochiching	545	11	556	9
Lac qui Parle	577	47	624	15
Lake	519	47	566	15
Lake of the Woods	152	5	157	1
Le Sueur	1,973	22	1,995	15
Lincoln	454	8	462	1
Lyon	2,822	70	2,892	29
Mahnomen	396	1	397	7
Marshall	667	16	683	13
Martin	1,576	27	1,603	25
McLeod	3,086	49	3,135	40
Meeker	1,883	27	1,910	32
Mille Lacs	2,000	69	2,069	43
Morrison	2,867	116	2,983	43
Mower	3,347	45	3,392	25
Murray	726	47	773	5
Nicollet	2,082	45	2,127	33
Nobles	3,490	63	3,553	46
Norman	411	2	413	8
Olmsted	9,610	41	9,651	64
Otter Tail	4,154	156	4,310	53
Pennington	838	76	914	14
Pine	2,428	120	2,548	12
Pipestone	854	31	885	21
Polk	3,026	193	3,219	52
Pope	692	5	697	4
Ramsey	36,639	1,348	37,987	698
Red Lake	271	41	312	4
Redwood	1,298	29	1,327	26
Renville	1,273	51	1,324	39
Rice	5,589	76	5,665	57
Rock	967	76	1,043	10
Roseau	1,506	114	1,620	14
Scott	10,915	365	11,280	85
Sherburne	7,380	497	7,877	58
Sibley	1,008	34	1,042	5
St. Louis	12,350	574	12,924	213
Stearns	16,721	528	17,249	175
Steele	2,543	8	2,551	9
Stevens	670	8	678	7
Swift	787	22	809	16
Todd	2,237	21	2,258	27
Traverse	192	29	221	2
Wabasha	1,559	9	1,568	2
Wadena	1,109	41	1,150	12
Waseca	1,799	7	1,806	15
Washington	18,324	686	19,010	198
Watonwan	1,029	7	1,036	7
Wilkin	573	20	593	9
Winona	3,626	38	3,664	45
Wright	10,330	741	11,071	90
Yellow Medicine	836	62	898	14
Unknown/missing	405	24	429	0