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Minnesota reported 32 new COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, including one in both Freeborn and Waseca counties.

The person from Freeborn County who died was between 80 and 84, while the person from Waseca County who died was between 60 and 64.

Statewide, the people who died were from 18 counties and included people ranging in age from their late 50s to over 100. Twenty resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities, while 12 lived in private residences.

The new deaths bring the state’s cumulative deaths to 2,419, of which 1,689 resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

Freeborn County has now had five deaths, and Waseca County has had 10.

The state set a new record for cases in a single day with 2,872 new cases reported, increasing the state’s cumulative cases to 142,311. Of the total cases, 124,379 no longer need to be in isolation.

The following are updates about new cases in the area counties:

• Faribault County: eight new cases, 252 total cases
• Freeborn County: 18 new cases, 718 total cases. The county now has 80 active cases, and five people who are currently hospitalized. The Freeborn County Public Health Department stated the new cases included the following:
  • Three people in their 20s
  • Four people in their 30s
  • One person in their 40s
  • Three people in their 50s
  • Two people in their 60s
  • Two people in their 70s
  • Two people in their 80s
  • One person in their 90s

• Mower County: six new cases, 1,545 total cases
• Steele County: 14 new cases, 801 total cases
• Waseca County: four new cases, 945 total cases

 

Minnesota COVID-19 cases, deaths

County	Total confirmed cases	Total probable cases	Total cases	Total deaths
Aitkin	196	2	198	2
Anoka	9,313	31	9,344	155
Becker	619	2	621	4
Beltrami	960	1	961	8
Benton	1,017	16	1,033	11
Big Stone	159	0	159	1
Blue Earth	2,114	0	2,114	7
Brown	348	0	348	3
Carlton	480	29	509	2
Carver	1,879	9	1,888	7
Cass	422	0	422	5
Chippewa	472	1	473	3
Chisago	1,153	3	1,156	2
Clay	2,529	0	2,529	44
Clearwater	138	0	138	1
Cook	19	0	19	0
Cottonwood	295	0	295	0
Crow Wing	1,142	1	1,143	22
Dakota	10,242	29	10,271	139
Dodge	413	0	413	0
Douglas	774	0	774	4
Faribault	252	0	252	0
Fillmore	277	0	277	0
Freeborn	718	0	718	5
Goodhue	650	1	651	11
Grant	105	0	105	4
Hennepin	35,393	91	35,484	995
Houston	238	0	238	1
Hubbard	433	1	434	4
Isanti	598	1	599	5
Itasca	788	0	788	17
Jackson	221	0	221	1
Kanabec	236	1	237	10
Kandiyohi	1,820	1	1,821	5
Kittson	53	0	53	0
Koochiching	175	0	175	5
Lac qui Parle	145	0	145	3
Lake	131	2	133	0
Lake of the Woods	44	0	44	1
Le Sueur	664	0	664	6
Lincoln	192	1	193	0
Lyon	1,028	2	1,030	6
Mahnomen	129	0	129	2
Marshall	151	0	151	1
Martin	626	0	626	18
McLeod	620	1	621	4
Meeker	359	0	359	3
Mille Lacs	445	4	449	18
Morrison	816	9	825	9
Mower	1,527	18	1,545	18
Murray	297	0	297	3
Nicollet	771	0	771	18
Nobles	2,341	2	2,343	18
Norman	134	0	134	0
Olmsted	3,402	0	3,402	30
Otter Tail	949	1	950	8
Pennington	217	1	218	1
Pine	575	2	577	0
Pipestone	366	0	366	17
Polk	820	16	836	4
Pope	168	0	168	0
Ramsey	14,627	99	14,726	372
Red Lake	81	1	82	2
Redwood	299	0	299	12
Renville	266	6	272	13
Rice	1,701	1	1,702	10
Rock	357	2	359	5
Roseau	321	9	330	0
Scott	3,595	9	3,604	36
Sherburne	1,822	9	1,831	22
Sibley	266	0	266	3
St. Louis	3,241	17	3,258	74
Stearns	6,201	54	6,255	50
Steele	801	0	801	3
Stevens	193	1	194	1
Swift	225	0	225	2
Todd	895	1	896	7
Traverse	59	0	59	0
Wabasha	414	0	414	1
Wadena	257	7	264	3
Waseca	945	0	945	10
Washington	6,345	17	6,362	73
Watonwan	582	0	582	4
Wilkin	145	0	145	4
Winona	1,336	0	1,336	19
Wright	2,726	5	2,731	16
Yellow Medicine	295	3	298	6
Unknown/missing	236	2	238	0