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Minnesota saw a larger increase in new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, according to the daily update from local and state health authorities.

The Minnesota Department of Health reported 1,158 new cases, increasing the state’s cumulative count to 72,390. Of the total count, 64,876 no longer are in isolation and 305 are hospitalized, including 139 in intensive care.

The increase in new cases corresponds with an increase in new tests completed. The state reported 21,144 tests completed Wednesday, which is the second highest number of tests completed in a single day since testing was recorded in March.

The state also reported 13 new deaths in Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington counties. Six were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities. This is the second day in a row of double-digit deaths.

The new deaths increase the state’s death count to 1,806, of which 1,331 are residents in long-term care or assisted living facilities.

Freeborn County reported four new lab-confirmed cases, bringing the county’s total count to 394. Of that number, 19 are considered active cases.

The new cases include two people in their 20s, one in their 40s and one in their 60s.

No one from the county is currently hospitalized.

The following are the new cases and total cases in other area counties:

• Faribault County: three new cases, 112 total cases

• Mower County: three new cases, 1,165 total cases

• Steele County: six new cases, 407 total cases

• Waseca County: 14 new cases, 240 total cases

 

Minnesota COVID-19 cases, deaths

County	Cases	Deaths
Aitkin	47	1
Anoka	4,516	120
Becker	185	2
Beltrami	311	1
Benton	378	3
Big Stone	32	0
Blue Earth	1,124	5
Brown	113	2
Carlton	182	1
Carver	1,084	4
Cass	99	3
Chippewa	130	1
Chisago	289	1
Clay	850	40
Clearwater	18	0
Cook	6	0
Cottonwood	196	0
Crow Wing	293	16
Dakota	5,585	110
Dodge	150	0
Douglas	152	1
Faribault	112	0
Fillmore	83	0
Freeborn	394	1
Goodhue	249	9
Grant	55	4
Hennepin	22,305	877
Houston	69	0
Hubbard	42	0
Isanti	169	0
Itasca	181	12
Jackson	93	0
Kanabec	63	4
Kandiyohi	798	1
Kittson	3	0
Koochiching	87	3
Lac qui Parle	13	0
Lake	28	0
Lake of the Woods	7	0
Le Sueur	352	2
Lincoln	64	0
Lyon	458	3
Mahnomen	35	1
Marshall	30	0
Martin	223	6
McLeod	347	1
Meeker	101	2
Mille Lacs	92	3
Morrison	112	1
Mower	1,165	3
Murray	140	1
Nicollet	423	15
Nobles	1,847	13
Norman	45	0
Olmsted	1,958	24
Otter Tail	263	4
Pennington	80	1
Pine	145	0
Pipestone	179	9
Polk	189	4
Pope	61	0
Ramsey	8,856	296
Red Lake	28	0
Redwood	53	0
Renville	77	6
Rice	1,159	8
Rock	101	0
Roseau	63	0
Scott	1,916	31
Sherburne	871	12
Sibley	125	2
St. Louis	808	23
Stearns	3,192	21
Steele	407	2
Stevens	31	0
Swift	60	1
Todd	445	2
Traverse	21	0
Wabasha	115	0
Wadena	45	0
Waseca	240	2
Washington	2,808	54
Watonwan	418	4
Wilkin	48	3
Winona	353	17
Wright	1,137	6
Yellow Medicine	72	1
Unknown/missing	141	0