111 new COVID cases reported in county; active cases pass 270

Published 7:16 pm Tuesday, December 7, 2021

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Freeborn County is continuing to see an uptick in new COVID-19 cases reported.

According to the health update released Tuesday, the county reported 111 new cases from 4 a.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday, along with five new hospitalizations. 

The Freeborn County Public Health Department stated with the new cases reported Tuesday, Freeborn County has 271 active cases.

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The new cases included the following:

• Four cases between 0 and 4

• Five cases between 5 and 9

• 11 cases between 10 and 14

• Six cases between 15 and 19

• Ten cases in their 20s

• 22 cases in their 30s

• 15 cases in their 40s

• 14 cases in their 50s

• 11 cases in their 60s

• Nine cases in their 70s

• Three cases in their 80s

• One case in their 90s

The following new cases were reported in other area counties:

• Faribault County: 44 new cases

• Mower County: 75 new cases, one new death

• Steele County: 88 new cases

• Waseca County: 95 new cases

Across the state, 12,445 new cases and 45 deaths were reported.