Area update: COVID-19
FAIRMONT — According to information from Faribault and Martin County Human Services, Martin County now has a total of 1,582 confirmed COVID-19 cases, while Faribault County has 952.
The following information is from Wednesday, January 6:
Total number of new cases
Martin: 14
Faribault: 12
Active cases
Martin: 57
Faribault: 69
Number of cases beyond infectious period
Martin: 1,531
Faribault: 881
Newly listed as hospitalized
Martin: 0
Faribault: 0
Number of total hospitalizations
Martin: 100
Faribault: 73
Number of COVID-19 related deaths
Martin: 25
Faribault: 11
Estimated case rate per 10,000 for the past 14 days
Martin: 33.06
Faribault: 55.41