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Minnesota recorded 20 more COVID-19 deaths on Thursday and more than 1,500 new cases.

The new deaths follow a record high day for deaths on Wednesday and included people ranging in age from 70s to over 100 from 13 counties. Thirteen resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities and seven lived in private residences.

The state has now had 2,301 COVID-19 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, of which 1,621 resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

The state reported 1,574 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, increasing the state’s cumulative count to 128,152, of which 113,976 are no longer in isolation. It has been more than two weeks now for new daily cases above 1,000.

The following are updates on area counties:

• Faribault County: seven new cases, 221 total cases

• Freeborn County: two new cases, 649 total cases. The Freeborn County Public Health Department stated the new cases included one person under 10 and one person in their 30s. There are currently 49 active lab-confirmed cases, and two people are hospitalized. 

• Mower County: five new cases, 1,499 total cases

• Steele County: one new case, 734 total cases

• Waseca County: two new cases, 919 total cases

The state reported 26,626 new tests were completed, increasing the total tests statewide to 2,587,268.

 

Minnesota COVID-19 cases, deaths

County	Total confirmed cases	Total probable cases	Total cases	Total deaths
Aitkin	159	0	159	2
Anoka	8,315	9	8,324	150
Becker	517	2	519	3
Beltrami	838	1	839	7
Benton	870	12	882	7
Big Stone	131	0	131	0
Blue Earth	2,003	0	2,003	7
Brown	311	0	311	3
Carlton	403	0	403	1
Carver	1,716	8	1,724	7
Cass	344	0	344	5
Chippewa	414	1	415	3
Chisago	919	1	920	2
Clay	2,153	0	2,153	43
Clearwater	88	0	88	0
Cook	11	0	11	0
Cottonwood	265	0	265	0
Crow Wing	946	1	947	21
Dakota	9,445	22	9,467	136
Dodge	379	0	379	0
Douglas	632	0	632	3
Faribault	221	0	221	0
Fillmore	245	0	245	0
Freeborn	649	0	649	4
Goodhue	541	1	542	11
Grant	92	0	92	4
Hennepin	32,961	63	33,024	980
Houston	186	0	186	1
Hubbard	346	0	346	2
Isanti	511	0	511	5
Itasca	696	0	696	17
Jackson	204	0	204	1
Kanabec	194	0	194	10
Kandiyohi	1,638	1	1,639	5
Kittson	37	0	37	0
Koochiching	164	0	164	4
Lac qui Parle	130	0	130	3
Lake	111	0	111	0
Lake of the Woods	43	0	43	1
Le Sueur	598	0	598	5
Lincoln	171	1	172	0
Lyon	939	2	941	6
Mahnomen	104	0	104	1
Marshall	97	0	97	1
Martin	602	0	602	16
McLeod	576	0	576	4
Meeker	318	0	318	3
Mille Lacs	373	3	376	13
Morrison	650	7	657	8
Mower	1,481	18	1,499	15
Murray	264	0	264	3
Nicollet	700	0	700	17
Nobles	2,195	0	2,195	16
Norman	105	0	105	0
Olmsted	3,159	0	3,159	30
Otter Tail	789	0	789	6
Pennington	170	1	171	1
Pine	517	2	519	0
Pipestone	336	0	336	16
Polk	551	6	557	4
Pope	152	0	152	0
Ramsey	13,536	73	13,609	355
Red Lake	65	1	66	2
Redwood	260	0	260	11
Renville	231	6	237	11
Rice	1,592	0	1,592	9
Rock	309	2	311	3
Roseau	216	0	216	0
Scott	3,261	4	3,265	34
Sherburne	1,600	6	1,606	21
Sibley	242	0	242	3
St. Louis	2,791	6	2,797	65
Stearns	5,505	41	5,546	41
Steele	734	0	734	2
Stevens	173	1	174	1
Swift	193	0	193	1
Todd	751	1	752	5
Traverse	54	0	54	0
Wabasha	343	0	343	0
Wadena	201	7	208	2
Waseca	919	0	919	9
Washington	5,391	8	5,399	68
Watonwan	572	0	572	4
Wilkin	127	0	127	4
Winona	1,225	0	1,225	18
Wright	2,329	3	2,332	14
Yellow Medicine	270	1	271	5
Unknown/missing	263	2	265	0