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Confirmed COVID-19 cases remained steady across south-central Minnesota on Friday though statewide numbers across the state rose above 2,000.

According to the Minnesota Department of Health, cases across the state increased to 2,071, with 111 deaths now tied to COVID-19. That is an increase in 17 deaths from the previous day.

Of the total cases, 1,066 no longer need to be in isolation, and 223 are hospitalized, including 106 in intensive care.

Not all suspected cases of COVID-19 are tested, so the data is not representative of the total number of people in Minnesota who have or had the disease.

According to the numbers, Freeborn County’s total cases decreased by one to 28, and neighboring counties remained the same: Faribault County, 4; Mower County, 25; Steele County, 9; and Waseca County, 3.

The state health department previously stated adjustments are sometimes made in numbers after investigations find that a person’s county of residence is different than what was initially reported.

The state health department indicated 25% of statewide cases had likely exposure through congregate living settings and 21% were through travel. Eighteen percent of cases are believed to have been through community spread, with no known contact with a confirmed case.

According to the state health department, 43,053 tests have been completed, including 9,855 through the Minnesota Department of Health public health lab and 33,198 through external laboratories.

 

Confirmed Minnesota COVID-19 cases

County	Cases	Deaths
Aitkin	1	0
Anoka	83	1
Becker	1	0
Beltrami	5	0
Benton	4	0
Big Stone	1	0
Blue Earth	23	0
Brown	7	1
Carlton	32	0
Carver	14	0
Cass	4	0
Chisago	7	1
Clay	44	2
Clearwater	3	0
Cottonwood	6	0
Crow Wing	17	0
Dakota	110	5
Dodge	17	0
Douglas	1	0
Faribault	4	0
Fillmore	10	0
Freeborn	28	0
Goodhue	18	0
Hennepin	806	61
Houston	1	0
Isanti	4	0
Itasca	2	0
Jackson	1	0
Kandiyohi	2	0
Koochiching	1	0
Lac qui Parle	1	0
Le Sueur	22	0
Lincoln	2	0
Lyon	6	0
Mahnomen	1	0
Martin	39	4
McLeod	2	0
Meeker	3	0
Mille Lacs	1	0
Mower	25	0
Murray	2	0
Nicollet	7	2
Nobles	12	0
Norman	2	0
Olmsted	174	2
Otter Tail	4	0
Pine	9	0
Pipestone	1	0
Polk	2	0
Ramsey	178	9
Red Lake	1	0
Redwood	1	0
Renville	3	0
Rice	6	1
Rock	3	0
Roseau	1	0
Scott	23	1
Sherburne	12	0
Sibley	1	0
St. Louis	45	7
Stearns	14	0
Steele	9	0
Swift	1	0
Todd	2	0
Traverse	2	0
Wabasha	8	0
Waseca	3	0
Washington	92	3
Watonwan	4	0
Wilkin	7	2
Winona	56	8
Wright	23	1
Yellow Medicine	3	0