FAIRMONT — According to information from Faribault and Martin County Human Services, Martin County, as of Monday, now has a total of 1,340 confirmed COVID-19 cases, while Faribault County has 690. The Minnesota Department of Health is no longer able to update case hospitalization discharge dates in real time. This means that Human Services can no longer provide an accurate total for the number currently hospitalized on a daily basis.

The following information is from Tuesday, December 8:

Total number of new cases

Martin: 16

Faribault: 11

Active cases

Martin: 209

Faribault: 120

Number of cases beyond infectious period

Martin: 1,120

Faribault: 568

Newly listed as hospitalized

Martin: 1

Faribault: 2

Number of total hospitalizations

Martin: 79

Faribault: 50

Number of COVID-19 related deaths

Martin: 23

Faribault: 4

Estimated case rate per 10,000 for the past 14 days

Martin: 132.74

Faribault: 103.63