Area update: COVID-19
FAIRMONT — According to information from Faribault and Martin County Human Services, Martin County now has a total of 1,529 confirmed COVID-19 cases, while Faribault County has 883.
The following information is from Sunday, December 27:
Total number of new cases
Martin: 5
Faribault: 3
Active cases
Martin: 56
Faribault: 45
Number of cases beyond infectious period
Martin: 1,471
Faribault: 834
Newly listed as hospitalized
Martin: 0
Faribault: 1
Number of total hospitalizations
Martin: 98
Faribault: 70
Number of COVID-19 related deaths
Martin: 25
Faribault: 9
Estimated case rate per 10,000 for the past 14 days
Martin: 58.61
Faribault: 74.12