WILLMAR — The number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths reported Monday in Minnesota are the lowest they’ve been in months.
Statewide there were just two deaths — both involving individuals from the metro area — and 727 new cases.
Those low numbers are also being seen in west central Minnesota, where there were a total of 28 new cases, with 15 of those cases reported in Stearns County.
Kandiyohi County had five new cases; Redwood County had three; Meeker and Pope counties each had two; and Lac qui Parle, Swift and Yellow Medicine counties each had one case.
Big Stone, Chippewa, Renville counties had no new cases in Monday’s report.
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The state's cumulative total of new COVID cases is now at 462,528, including 36,532 that are healthcare workers.
The total number of deaths attributed to COVID in Minnesota is now at 6,202. Most of the deaths, 3,930, have occurred in long-term care or assisted living facilities, and 5,142 of the deaths were 70 years or older.
The information was included in the latest Minnesota Department of Health daily situation update , released at 11 a.m. daily. The data released are current as of 4 p.m. the day before.
Since the start of the pandemic, the number of COVID-19 cases among residents confirmed to reside in area counties and the number of deaths includes:
Big Stone County: 471 cases; 3 deaths
Chippewa County: 1,337 cases; 33 deaths
Kandiyohi County: 5,639 cases; 73 deaths
Lac qui Parle County: 665 cases; 16 deaths
Meeker County: 2,028 cases; 33 deaths
Pope County: 755 cases; 5 deaths
Redwood County: 1,429 cases; 27 deaths
Renville County: 1,403 cases; 40 deaths
Stearns County: 18,260 cases; 193 deaths
Swift County: 863 cases; 18 deaths
Yellow Medicine County: 955 cases; 17 deaths
The state is now also reporting daily vaccine administration numbers. The vaccine is not yet available to the general public.
As of Monday’s report, 441,922 people have received one dose and 116,248 have completed the two-shot vaccine series statewide.
According to the figures available Monday, the number of individuals who have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine in area counties includes:
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Big Stone: 873
Chippewa: 1,161
Kandiyohi: 4,434
Lac qui Parle: 998
Meeker: 1,659
Pope: 1,273
Redwood: 1,203
Renville: 1,349
Stearns: 17,202
Swift: 930
Yellow Medicine: 1,403
The vaccine data web page is updated at 11 a.m. daily, but it can take up to 48 hours for data to be reported to the state and processed.
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