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Mower County reported its fourth COVID-19 death on Saturday, according to the daily update from health officials.

The person was between 75 and 79 years old.

Eight additional deaths were reported across the state, including in Anoka, Hennepin, Lyon, Ramsey and St. Louis counties. Seven of the total deaths were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities.

The new deaths increase the state’s cumulative death count to 1,906, of which 1,389 were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities.

Statewide, 929 new cases were reported, increasing the state’s cumulative total to 83,588. Of that number, 76,650 are no longer in isolation, and 247 are hospitalized, including 140 in intensive care.

The following are updates about counties in the area:

• Faribault County: three new cases, 126 total cases, zero total deaths

• Freeborn County: two new cases, 442 total cases, one total death. The Freeborn County Public Health Department said the county currently has 32 active cases, and one person is hospitalized.

The new cases included one person in their 20s and one person in their 40s.

• Mower County: six new cases, 1,228 total cases, four total deaths

• Steele County: five new cases, 496 total cases, two total deaths

• Waseca County: 28 new cases, 391 total cases, six total deaths

The Federal Bureau of Prisons reported Saturday the Waseca prison has 76 active cases, including 73 inmates and three staff.

The Minnesota Department of Health reported 20,508 tests were completed Friday, increasing the state’s total tests to 1,684,520.

 

Minnesota COVID-19 cases, deaths

County	Cases	Deaths
Aitkin	65	1
Anoka	5,289	128
Becker	223	2
Beltrami	348	3
Benton	452	3
Big Stone	47	0
Blue Earth	1,481	6
Brown	143	2
Carlton	211	1
Carver	1,245	7
Cass	113	3
Chippewa	168	1
Chisago	389	1
Clay	1,111	40
Clearwater	23	0
Cook	6	0
Cottonwood	208	0
Crow Wing	365	18
Dakota	6,716	120
Dodge	177	0
Douglas	197	1
Faribault	126	0
Fillmore	91	0
Freeborn	442	1
Goodhue	288	9
Grant	57	4
Hennepin	24,611	903
Houston	93	0
Hubbard	52	0
Isanti	204	0
Itasca	234	13
Jackson	103	1
Kanabec	81	7
Kandiyohi	879	2
Kittson	12	0
Koochiching	96	3
Lac qui Parle	27	0
Lake	47	0
Lake of the Woods	18	1
Le Sueur	428	3
Lincoln	79	0
Lyon	596	4
Mahnomen	41	1
Marshall	46	1
Martin	259	9
McLeod	411	1
Meeker	140	2
Mille Lacs	128	3
Morrison	166	1
Mower	1,228	4
Murray	147	2
Nicollet	474	16
Nobles	1,906	15
Norman	48	0
Olmsted	2,160	26
Otter Tail	333	4
Pennington	102	1
Pine	176	0
Pipestone	201	9
Polk	237	4
Pope	74	0
Ramsey	9,987	310
Red Lake	36	0
Redwood	83	0
Renville	106	6
Rice	1,255	8
Rock	129	0
Roseau	102	0
Scott	2,246	32
Sherburne	1,007	13
Sibley	155	3
St. Louis	1,118	26
Stearns	3,530	23
Steele	496	2
Stevens	85	1
Swift	89	1
Todd	463	2
Traverse	28	0
Wabasha	145	0
Wadena	58	0
Waseca	391	6
Washington	3,361	55
Watonwan	471	4
Wilkin	55	3
Winona	663	17
Wright	1,428	6
Yellow Medicine	124	1
Unknown/missing	159	0