Area counties reporting lower numbers of new infections during 24-hour period. 11:14 am, Dec. 21, 2020 ×
REGIONAL Cottonwood County recorded its 12th death from complications of COVID-19, according to this morning’s update from the Minnesota Department of Health. The individual was between the ages of 90 and 94. No other information is available.
Statewide, there were 22 deaths reported during the 24-hour period that ended at 4 p.m. Sunday. Among them were 11 individuals who resided in private residences, 10 individuals in long-term care facilities, and one individual whose residency was unknown.
Meanwhile, another 1,998 more Minnesotans tested positive for the novel coronavirus during the one-day period. Locally, Cottonwood, Jackson and Nobles counties each reported six new cases; Rock County reported four; Pipestone County reported three and Murray County reported one new case.
Jackson County adds 10 new cases; Nobles County adds seven 11:27 am, Dec. 20, 2020 ×
REGIONAL Three more deaths of area residents caused by the novel coronavirus were reported in Sunday morning s daily update released by the Minnesota Department of Public Health.
A Cottonwood County individual between the ages of 85-89 died of COVID-19 during the 24-hour period that ended at 4 p.m. Sunday, according to the information released Sunday morning. A Nobles County individual between the ages of 70-74 also died as a result of the coronavirus during the 24-hour period, as did a Jackson County person between the ages of 70-74. No other information is available.
Cottonwood County has seven new cases of the novel coronavirus 11:12 am, Dec. 19, 2020 ×
REGIONAL An additional six Nobles County residents tested positive for COVID-19 during the 24-hour reporting period that ended at 4 p.m. Friday, according to information released Saturday morning by the Minnesota Department of Health.
Among neighboring counties, Cottonwood County reported seven new cases; Rock County, five; Jackson County, three; and Pipestone County, two. Murray County had no new cases reported Saturday morning.
Statewide, another 2,772 individuals tested positive for the novel coronavirus during the 24-hour period. The state’s cumulative total of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases stands at 394,635 (positive tests and antigen tests), with 365,620 beyond the 10-day isolation period. Thus far, 30,169 Minnesota health care workers have contracted the novel coronavirus.
Saliva testing site open at the Worthington Event Center. 11:21 am, Dec. 18, 2020 ×
REGIONAL Another 14 Nobles County residents tested positive for COVID-19 during the 24-hour reporting period that ended at 4 p.m. Thursday, according to information released Friday morning by the Minnesota Department of Health. Among neighboring counties, Cottonwood County reported nine new cases; Jackson County, six; Murray and Pipestone counties, two each; and Rock County with one new case.
Statewide, another 2,737 individuals tested positive for the novel coronavirus during the 24-hour period. The state’s cumulative total of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases stands at 391,889 (positive tests and antigen tests), with 360,868 beyond the 10-day isolation period. Thus far, 29,835 Minnesota health care workers have contracted the novel coronavirus.
Nobles County reports 16 more residents have tested positive for the virus. 11:23 am, Dec. 17, 2020 ×
REGIONAL A Cottonwood County resident was among 83 Minnesota residents whose death was reported in the 24-hour period that ended at 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to this morning’s update from the Minnesota Department of Health.
The resident was between the ages of 95 and 99. No other information is provided.
Among the 83 dead were 30 individuals who resided in private residences, 52 individuals in long-term care facilities and one individual who resided in a group home or behavioral health facility. There have now been 4,658 Minnesotans lost to COVID-19, including 3,034 residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities.