Area update: COVID-19
FAIRMONT — According to information from Faribault and Martin County Human Services, Martin County now has a total of 1,640 confirmed COVID-19 cases, while Faribault County has 1,018.
The following information is from Thursday, January 14:
Total number of new cases
Martin: 6
Faribault: 2
Active cases
Martin: 78
Faribault: 74
Number of cases beyond infectious period
Martin: 1,566
Faribault: 935
Newly listed as hospitalized
Martin: 2
Faribault: 0
Number of total hospitalizations
Martin: 103
Faribault: 74
Number of COVID-19 related deaths
Martin: 26
Faribault: 14
Estimated case rate per 10,000 for the past 14 days
Martin: 46.08
Faribault: 63.33