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Hospitalizations from COVID-19 jumped 37 Tuesday across Minnesota, one of the largest one-day increases since the pandemic began.

According to the Minnesota Department of Health, 294 people are hospitalized, including 138 in intensive care.

The state department stated there were 480 newly reported cases statewide, increasing the total cumulative cases to 52,281. Of that number, 45,987 no longer are in isolation.

Four new COVID-19 deaths were reported in Becker, Hennepin, St. Louis and Washington counties. All were ages 60 or older, and three were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities.

The new deaths increase the state’s total deaths to 1,580, of which 1,210 are residents in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

The state department stated 9,081 tests were conducted Monday, increasing the total testing count to 979,988.

 

Local cases

The Freeborn County Public Health Department reported two new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, increasing the county’s total case count to 344.

One person is in their 30s and the other is in their 60s.

The department reported 327 are out of isolation, and no people from the county are currently hospitalized.

Mower County reported two new cases, increasing its total count to 1,054; Steele County reported four new cases, increasing its total to 315; and Waseca County reported two new cases, increasing its count to 117.

No new cases were reported in Faribault County.

 

Confirmed Minnesota COVID-19 cases, deaths

County	Cases	Deaths
Aitkin	25	0
Anoka	3,083	112
Becker	114	1
Beltrami	157	0
Benton	290	3
Big Stone	21	0
Blue Earth	783	4
Brown	73	2
Carlton	115	0
Carver	693	2
Cass	45	2
Chippewa	90	1
Chisago	156	1
Clay	717	39
Clearwater	15	0
Cook	2	0
Cottonwood	159	0
Crow Wing	166	12
Dakota	3,565	102
Dodge	118	0
Douglas	117	0
Faribault	75	0
Fillmore	57	0
Freeborn	344	1
Goodhue	159	8
Grant	41	1
Hennepin	16,661	808
Houston	37	0
Hubbard	21	0
Isanti	101	0
Itasca	121	12
Jackson	65	0
Kanabec	23	1
Kandiyohi	648	1
Kittson	3	0
Koochiching	60	3
Lac qui Parle	6	0
Lake	14	0
Lake of the Woods	1	0
Le Sueur	187	1
Lincoln	53	0
Lyon	410	3
McLeod	118	0
Mahnomen	20	1
Marshall	26	0
Martin	196	5
Meeker	81	2
Mille Lacs	50	3
Morrison	79	1
Mower	1,054	2
Murray	118	1
Nicollet	271	13
Nobles	1,728	6
Norman	31	0
Olmsted	1,531	21
Otter Tail	155	2
Pennington	65	1
Pine	122	0
Pipestone	136	8
Polk	117	3
Pope	35	0
Ramsey	6,416	254
Red Lake	9	0
Redwood	30	0
Renville	53	4
Rice	956	8
Rock	62	0
Roseau	41	0
St. Louis	332	18
Scott	1,217	11
Sherburne	587	5
Sibley	74	2
Stearns	2,742	19
Steele	315	1
Stevens	15	0
Swift	51	1
Todd	410	2
Traverse	9	0
Wabasha	70	0
Wadena	20	0
Waseca	117	0
Washington	1,723	42
Watonwan	293	0
Wilkin	24	3
Winona	228	16
Wright	734	5
Yellow Medicine	43	0
Unknown/missing	186	0