Area update: COVID-19
FAIRMONT — According to information from Faribault and Martin County Human Services, Martin County now has a total of 1,585 confirmed COVID-19 cases, while Faribault County has 968.
The following information is from Thursday, January 7:
Total number of new cases
Martin: 3
Faribault: 16
Active cases
Martin: 60
Faribault: 85
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: 34.56
Faribault: 66.93