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New lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in four area counties on Thursday, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.

Steele County saw the largest increase with eight new cases, pushing its total to 85 cases.

Freeborn County had five new cases and has now had 52 cases. The new cases include one child under 10, a person between the ages of 10 and 20, two people in their 30s and one person in their 40s, according to the Freeborn County Public Health Department.

Of the county’s total cases, 24 are active, and 28 are out of isolation. The Health Department stated of the total cases in Freeborn County, six have been hospitalized at some time during their illness.

The Minnesota Department of Health stated Mower County had two new cases, pushing its total to 50, and Faribault County had one, with a new total of nine cases. No new cases were reported in Waseca County.

Statewide, total positive cases increased to 13,435 cases, an increase in 523 cases. Of the total cases, 9,136 are no longer in isolation, and 663 people have died, an increase in 25 from the previous day. Of the total deaths, 537 resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

The Minnesota Department of Health stated 498 people are hospitalized as of today, including 203 in intensive care.

The highest number of overall cases have been reported in Hennepin County, with 4,331 cases and 441 deaths. Counties with the next highest numbers are Stearns County with 1,609 cases and Nobles County with 1,319.

Ramsey County has had 1,167 cases, and Anoka County has had 678 cases. Olmsted County has had 399 cases, and Rice County has had 181.

The department stated 128,752 tests have been completed, including 15,885 through the Minnesota Department of Health’s public health lab and 112,867 through external laboratories.

 

Confirmed COVID-19 cases

County	Cases	Deaths
Aitkin	2	0
Anoka	678	35
Becker	30	0
Beltrami	8	0
Benton	109	2
Big Stone	2	0
Blue Earth	71	0
Brown	10	2
Carlton	66	0
Carver	103	1
Cass	9	2
Chippewa	27	0
Chisago	25	1
Clay	273	18
Clearwater	2	0
Cook	0	0
Cottonwood	51	0
Crow Wing	24	1
Dakota	562	16
Dodge	28	0
Douglas	17	0
Faribault	9	0
Fillmore	16	1
Freeborn	52	0
Goodhue	29	0
Grant	2	0
Hennepin	4,331	441
Houston	2	0
Hubbard	0	0
Isanti	11	0
Itasca	41	2
Jackson	34	0
Kanabec	10	0
Kandiyohi	386	1
Kittson	1	0
Koochiching	3	0
Lac qui Parle	2	0
Lake	1	0
Lake of the Woods	0	0
Le Sueur	31	1
Lincoln	4	0
Lyon	22	0
McLeod	15	0
Mahnomen	5	1
Marshall	8	0
Martin	113	4
Meeker	24	0
Mille Lacs	7	1
Morrison	21	0
Mower	50	0
Murray	30	0
Nicollet	23	2
Nobles	1,319	2
Norman	11	0
Olmsted	399	9
Otter Tail	33	0
Pennington	1	0
Pine	80	0
Pipestone	9	0
Polk	55	2
Pope	5	0
Ramsey	1,167	56
Red Lake	2	0
Redwood	3	0
Renville	5	0
Rice	181	2
Rock	19	0
Roseau	1	0
St. Louis	100	12
Scott	186	1
Sherburne	130	1
Sibley	4	0
Stearns	1,609	9
Steele	85	0
Stevens	1	0
Swift	10	0
Todd	46	0
Traverse	3	0
Wabasha	16	0
Wadena	4	0
Waseca	18	0
Washington	282	18
Watonwan	32	0
Wilkin	11	3
Winona	74	15
Wright	130	1
Yellow Medicine	3	0
Unknown/missing	21	0