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Faribault County reported two COVID-19 deaths on Friday, as part of 65 deaths across the state. 

The new deaths in the county included one person between 75 and 79 and one person between 85 and 89. 

The deaths across the state came from 31 counties and ranged in age from late 40s to late 90s, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. Thirty-five resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities, one lived in a group home or residential behavioral health facility and one was in jail or prison. 

The state has now had 4,723 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic, of which 3,070 resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities. 

The state reported 2,737 new cases on Friday, increasing the state’s cumulative total to 391,889. 

Of that number, about 30,000 are still considered active cases and 1,144 are hospitalized, including 270 in intensive care. 

Freeborn County reported 10 new lab-confirmed cases, increasing its cumulative total to 1,847 cases. One person was removed from the county’s list, and 106 are considered active cases, according to the Freeborn County Public Health Department.

The county had no new hospitalizations and no new deaths. It has had 16 people who have died thus far in the pandemic. 

The new cases included the following:

• One person between 0 and 4
• Two people in their 20s
• Four people in their 30s
• One person in their 40s
• One person in their 50s
• One person in their 60s

The following is an update on other area counties:

• Faribault County: Seven new lab-confirmed cases; 817 total cases
• Mower County: 42 new lab-confirmed cases, one probable case; 3,187 total cases
• Steele County: 16 new lab-confirmed cases; 2,399 total cases
• Waseca County: 13 new lab-confirmed cases and has now had 1,620 total cases.

The state reported 63,994 new tests were completed, including 58,397 PCR tests and 5,597 antigen tests.

 

Minnesota COVID-19 cases, deaths

County	Total confirmed cases	Total probable cases	Total cases	Total deaths
Aitkin	931	18	949	31
Anoka	25,757	1,713	27,470	281
Becker	2,516	43	2,559	30
Beltrami	2,634	97	2,731	33
Benton	3,540	138	3,678	68
Big Stone	408	9	417	3
Blue Earth	4,772	21	4,793	22
Brown	1,847	36	1,883	26
Carlton	2,177	255	2,432	31
Carver	5,880	213	6,093	28
Cass	1,805	22	1,827	17
Chippewa	1,167	27	1,194	19
Chisago	3,740	171	3,911	24
Clay	5,858	62	5,920	71
Clearwater	612	11	623	11
Cook	100	0	100	0
Cottonwood	1,098	78	1,176	9
Crow Wing	4,284	56	4,340	49
Dakota	27,482	764	28,246	246
Dodge	1,089	3	1,092	3
Douglas	3,162	100	3,262	53
Faribault	814	3	817	7
Fillmore	956	10	966	0
Freeborn	1,837	10	1,847	16
Goodhue	2,735	18	2,753	37
Grant	348	2	350	7
Hennepin	79,629	2,016	81,645	1,288
Houston	1,011	47	1,058	9
Hubbard	1,316	15	1,331	34
Isanti	2,344	137	2,481	26
Itasca	2,510	30	2,540	30
Jackson	693	32	725	4
Kanabec	859	17	876	18
Kandiyohi	5,107	44	5,151	53
Kittson	296	35	331	16
Koochiching	506	9	515	8
Lac qui Parle	513	33	546	12
Lake	465	42	507	14
Lake of the Woods	136	5	141	1
Le Sueur	1,821	18	1,839	14
Lincoln	426	7	433	1
Lyon	2,636	47	2,683	26
Mahnomen	365	1	366	6
Marshall	636	16	652	11
Martin	1,460	19	1,479	23
McLeod	2,881	34	2,915	33
Meeker	1,758	22	1,780	28
Mille Lacs	1,881	54	1,935	39
Morrison	2,705	100	2,805	37
Mower	3,150	37	3,187	23
Murray	697	22	719	5
Nicollet	1,931	18	1,949	30
Nobles	3,393	56	3,449	42
Norman	401	1	402	8
Olmsted	8,397	26	8,423	47
Otter Tail	3,881	125	4,006	41
Pennington	792	71	863	12
Pine	2,157	72	2,229	11
Pipestone	826	24	850	18
Polk	2,928	177	3,105	45
Pope	659	4	663	3
Ramsey	33,879	1,082	34,961	618
Red Lake	256	30	286	3
Redwood	1,221	25	1,246	25
Renville	1,168	47	1,215	35
Rice	5,048	60	5,108	47
Rock	931	53	984	10
Roseau	1,438	112	1,550	13
Scott	10,165	247	10,412	72
Sherburne	6,826	437	7,263	51
Sibley	933	24	957	4
St. Louis	11,143	418	11,561	177
Stearns	15,816	469	16,285	155
Steele	2,391	8	2,399	9
Stevens	629	5	634	5
Swift	735	22	757	14
Todd	2,138	15	2,153	21
Traverse	179	12	191	2
Wabasha	1,369	5	1,374	2
Wadena	1,016	31	1,047	10
Waseca	1,616	4	1,620	12
Washington	16,899	552	17,451	163
Watonwan	1,004	5	1,009	5
Wilkin	537	17	554	5
Winona	3,352	30	3,382	42
Wright	9,606	589	10,195	71
Yellow Medicine	767	45	812	14
Unknown/missing	453	22	475	0