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Minnesota reported more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday along with 14 new deaths, continuing a trend of high new case numbers and double digit deaths.

Across the state, there were 2,268 new cases, increasing the state’s cumulative cases to 132,122. Of that number, 116,693 no longer need to be in isolation.

Fourteen new deaths were reported in Benton, Hennepin, Martin, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington and Winona counties. The people who died ranged in age from early 50s to late 90s, and nine resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

The state has now had 2,328 people who have died from COVID-19, including 1,633 who resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

The following is an update on area counties:

• Faribault County: seven new cases, 228 total cases

• Freeborn County: seven new cases, 666 total cases

The Freeborn County Public Health Department stated of the total cases, 46 are considered active cases, and two people are hospitalized.

The new cases included three people between 10 and 20, one person in their 20s, two people in their 30s and one person in their 60s.

• Mower County: five new cases, 1,508 total cases

• Steele County: 16 new cases, 756 total cases

• Waseca County: five new cases, 927 total cases

 

Minnesota COVID-19 cases, deaths

County	Total confirmed cases	Total probable cases	Total cases	Total deaths
Aitkin	177	0	177	2
Anoka	8,542	10	8,552	150
Becker	549	2	551	3
Beltrami	875	1	876	7
Benton	908	15	923	8
Big Stone	136	0	136	0
Blue Earth	2,036	0	2,036	7
Brown	320	0	320	3
Carlton	419	4	423	1
Carver	1,759	8	1,767	7
Cass	366	0	366	5
Chippewa	428	1	429	3
Chisago	980	1	981	2
Clay	2,280	0	2,280	43
Clearwater	105	0	105	0
Cook	13	0	13	0
Cottonwood	276	0	276	0
Crow Wing	989	1	990	21
Dakota	9,662	24	9,686	137
Dodge	392	0	392	0
Douglas	672	0	672	3
Faribault	228	0	228	0
Fillmore	257	0	257	0
Freeborn	666	0	666	4
Goodhue	572	1	573	11
Grant	96	0	96	4
Hennepin	33,650	69	33,719	984
Houston	197	0	197	1
Hubbard	379	0	379	2
Isanti	527	0	527	5
Itasca	719	0	719	17
Jackson	208	0	208	1
Kanabec	204	1	205	10
Kandiyohi	1,657	1	1,658	5
Kittson	38	0	38	0
Koochiching	167	0	167	4
Lac qui Parle	132	0	132	3
Lake	118	0	118	0
Lake of the Woods	44	0	44	1
Le Sueur	620	0	620	5
Lincoln	181	1	182	0
Lyon	957	2	959	6
Mahnomen	110	0	110	2
Marshall	110	0	110	1
Martin	611	0	611	17
McLeod	588	0	588	4
Meeker	325	0	325	3
Mille Lacs	398	3	401	15
Morrison	704	8	712	9
Mower	1,490	18	1,508	15
Murray	275	0	275	3
Nicollet	718	0	718	17
Nobles	2,256	1	2,257	16
Norman	114	0	114	0
Olmsted	3,232	0	3,232	30
Otter Tail	850	1	851	7
Pennington	184	1	185	1
Pine	529	2	531	0
Pipestone	345	0	345	17
Polk	611	7	618	4
Pope	155	0	155	0
Ramsey	13,828	81	13,909	358
Red Lake	76	1	77	2
Redwood	271	0	271	11
Renville	244	6	250	11
Rice	1,628	0	1,628	9
Rock	322	2	324	4
Roseau	259	0	259	0
Scott	3,344	4	3,348	34
Sherburne	1,659	6	1,665	21
Sibley	249	0	249	3
St. Louis	2,904	8	2,912	67
Stearns	5,693	50	5,743	43
Steele	756	0	756	3
Stevens	180	1	181	1
Swift	201	0	201	1
Todd	785	1	786	5
Traverse	55	0	55	0
Wabasha	370	0	370	0
Wadena	217	7	224	3
Waseca	927	0	927	9
Washington	5,819	11	5,830	71
Watonwan	578	0	578	4
Wilkin	133	0	133	4
Winona	1,243	0	1,243	19
Wright	2,429	3	2,432	14
Yellow Medicine	278	3	281	5
Unknown/missing	199	2	201	0