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Freeborn County is seeing its highest case growth during the entire COVID-19 pandemic this week with 286 new cases reported since Sunday, including 45 new cases on Friday.

The county has now had 1,279 total cases, of which 268 are considered active cases and 11 are currently hospitalized. Sixty-four people have been hospitalized at some point during their illness.

The new cases included the following:

• Two people between 0 and 4

• Three people between 5 and 9

• Two people between 10 and 14

• Seven people in their 20s

• 10 people in their 30s

• Four people in their 40s

• Eight people in their 50s

• Seven people in their 60s

• One person in their 70s

• One person in their 80s

The county’s positivity rate as of Thursday was 5.2%.

Large increases are also being seen in neighboring counties.

On Friday, Faribault County reported 15 new cases and has now had 444 total cases; Mower County reported 68 new cases and has had 2,228 cases; Steele County had 61 new cases and has had 1,543 total cases; and Waseca County had 24 new cases and has had 1,223 total cases.

Statewide, 6,812 new cases were reported, increasing the cumulative cases to 256,700. Of that number, more than 54,000 are considered active cases.

As of mid-week, 1,751 people were hospitalized, including 367 in intensive care, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.

The state also reported 68 new deaths from 31 counties. Aside from two people who were in their 40s from Hennepin County and two in their 50s from Ramsey and Stearns counties, the remainder were 60 or older.

Forty-four resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities, and 24 lived in private residences.

The state has now had 3,150 cumulative deaths, including 2,159 who resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

The health department stated 58,622 new tests were completed, including 54,228 PCR tests and 4,394 antigen tests.

 

Minnesota COVID-19 cases, deaths

County	Total confirmed cases	Total probable cases	Total cases	Total deaths
Aitkin	588	6	594	19
Anoka	17,591	705	18,296	208
Becker	1,550	7	1,557	8
Beltrami	1,688	8	1,696	15
Benton	2,386	63	2,449	36
Big Stone	259	1	260	1
Blue Earth	3,521	4	3,525	11
Brown	1,020	4	1,024	10
Carlton	1,227	123	1,350	9
Carver	3,666	48	3,714	10
Cass	1,092	2	1,094	8
Chippewa	702	2	704	7
Chisago	2,552	72	2,624	7
Clay	4,127	17	4,144	52
Clearwater	392	4	396	5
Cook	54	0	54	0
Cottonwood	593	8	601	0
Crow Wing	2,897	11	2,908	28
Dakota	17,532	255	17,787	172
Dodge	741	0	741	0
Douglas	1,942	22	1,964	26
Faribault	444	0	444	1
Fillmore	555	2	557	0
Freeborn	1,278	1	1,279	5
Goodhue	1,618	5	1,623	25
Grant	205	0	205	6
Hennepin	55,097	624	55,721	1,075
Houston	558	9	567	2
Hubbard	864	3	867	19
Isanti	1,438	64	1,502	12
Itasca	1,564	2	1,566	22
Jackson	370	3	373	1
Kanabec	472	3	475	11
Kandiyohi	3,168	9	3,177	12
Kittson	149	8	157	4
Koochiching	307	1	308	5
Lac qui Parle	292	3	295	3
Lake	284	20	304	3
Lake of the Woods	73	5	78	1
Le Sueur	1,201	8	1,209	9
Lincoln	285	1	286	1
Lyon	1,741	6	1,747	10
Mahnomen	218	1	219	4
Marshall	368	7	375	7
Martin	912	1	913	20
McLeod	1,630	4	1,634	9
Meeker	922	4	926	7
Mille Lacs	1,175	26	1,201	30
Morrison	1,905	29	1,934	20
Mower	2,205	23	2,228	22
Murray	495	1	496	3
Nicollet	1,358	3	1,361	22
Nobles	2,882	5	2,887	27
Norman	284	1	285	6
Olmsted	5,797	3	5,800	30
Otter Tail	2,316	12	2,328	15
Pennington	455	11	466	4
Pine	1,033	22	1,055	5
Pipestone	606	6	612	17
Polk	1,928	93	2,021	21
Pope	434	0	434	0
Ramsey	23,139	484	23,623	457
Red Lake	164	3	167	3
Redwood	685	2	687	17
Renville	603	17	620	17
Rice	3,328	30	3,358	28
Rock	573	10	583	9
Roseau	778	96	874	2
Scott	6,832	52	6,884	52
Sherburne	4,583	151	4,734	38
Sibley	626	6	632	4
St. Louis	6,647	119	6,766	90
Stearns	11,345	248	11,593	84
Steele	1,541	2	1,543	6
Stevens	399	3	402	1
Swift	456	1	457	5
Todd	1,548	6	1,554	12
Traverse	114	0	114	0
Wabasha	832	3	835	1
Wadena	628	10	638	6
Waseca	1,222	1	1,223	10
Washington	11,547	209	11,756	102
Watonwan	744	0	744	4
Wilkin	299	0	299	5
Winona	2,331	3	2,334	26
Wright	5,928	118	6,046	34
Yellow Medicine	493	15	508	8
Unknown/missing	325	4	329	1