MARTIN COUNTY HAS 4 NEW CASES OF THE CORONAVIRUS. TOTAL CONFIRMED 1,715. ACTIVE 37. CASES BEYOND ISOLATION PERIOD 1,693. COVID RELATED DEATHS 26.

FARIBAULT COUNTY HAS 9 NEW CASES. TOTAL CONFIRMED 1,126. ACTIVE 34. CASESW BEYOND ISOLATION PERIOD 1,089. COVID RELATED DEATHS 16.

WATONWAN COUNTY HAS 12 NEW CASES. TOTAL CONFIRMED 1,078. ACTIVE 13.CURRENTLY KNOWN HOSPITALIZED 12. CASES OUT OF ISOLATION 1,057. COVID RELATED DEATHS 8.

Minnesota health officials reported Thursday 1,410 new cases of the coronavirus and 17 more deaths.
 According to the Minnesota Department of Health 6,251 people have died because of the virus.  A total of 3,955 of those deaths have occurred in long term care facilities.
 A total of 465,176 case have been confirmed in Minnesota since the pandemic began in March of last year.  Of those, 450,383 people no longer need to self isolate.

More than 5,000 Iowans have now died from COVID-19 as the Iowa Department of Public Health reports the deaths of 58 more Iowans and the positive tests of another 977 Iowans.
 The number of new positive tests brings the total number of positive tests to 322,513.
 The data shows there have been 5,033 deaths from the coronavirus in the state so far.  Of those deaths, 2,048 were residents of long term care facilities.  There are currently outbreaks at 47 long term care facilities in Iowa.