Area update: COVID-19
FAIRMONT — According to information from Faribault and Martin County Human Services, there is no new information to report from the Minnesota Department of Health due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.
As of Thursday, Martin county had a total of 1,053 confirmed COVID-19 cases, while Faribault County ha 525.
The following information is from Thursday, Nov. 26:
Total number of new cases since last report
Martin: 37
Faribault: 15
Active cases
Martin: 196
Faribault: 109
Currently listed as hospitalized
Martin: 10
Faribault: 14
Recovered cases
Martin: 840
Faribault: 416
Number of total hospitalizations
Martin: 67
Faribault: 40
Number of COVID-19 related deaths
Martin: 20
Faribault: 1
Estimated case rate per 10,000 for the past 14 days
Martin: 115.21
Faribault: 95.71