Two fewer COVID-19 cases recorded in Mower County Monday for cumulative total of 4,705

Mower County logged 4,575 confirmed and 130 probable COVID-19 cases Monday for a cumulative total of 4,705 since the onset of the pandemic, which was down two cases from Sunday, according to statistics released Monday by the Minnesota Department of Health.  Health officials stated that 42,865 healthcare workers in the state have now tested positive for the virus, and just over 596,000 people have now been reported as no longer needing isolation.

Olmsted County reported 13,401 cumulative cases Monday, a rise of two from Sunday, Steele County confirmed 3,978 cumulative cases Monday, which was unchanged from Sunday and Freeborn County recorded 3,471 cumulative COVID-19 cases Monday, up one from Sunday.  Dodge County now has 1,879 cumulative cases, up one from Sunday and Fillmore County reported 1,576 cumulative COVID-19 cases Monday, which was unchanged from Sunday.

The Minnesota Department of Health reported 100 positive COVID-19 tests in the state Monday for a cumulative total of 604,608, and they added that four additional COVID-19 related deaths were reported in the state from Sunday to Monday for a cumulative total of 7,549 since the onset of the pandemic.  A total of 32,532 COVID-19 patients in the state have required hospitalization since the start of the pandemic, and 6,602 of those patients have required treatment in intensive care units.