The Minnesota Department of Health reported three new cases of COVID-19 in St. Louis County on Friday.
Statewide, eight new COVID-19-related deaths were reported Friday, seven of which were located in long-term care or assistance centers. Overall, the state has recorded 1,466 COVID-19 related deaths.
Carlton County reported two new cases of COVID-19, bringing the number of cases reported since the start of the pandemic to 85. St. Louis County has reported 177 cases during that same time period.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported two new cases in Douglas County, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 39. The county has seen 19 new cases in the past eight days, nearly doubling its total number of 20 cases registered through June 25. Prior to June 25, the county spent nearly three weeks without a new case of the disease.
Forty-nine Minnesota counties reported new cases on Friday. Outside of the seven-county metro area, Stearns County in central Minnesota reported 30 new cases. Olmsted County in the southern part of the state reported 25 new cases.
As of Friday, 270 people were hospitalized in Minnesota due to the virus. Of this number, 132 were hospitalized in an intensive care unit.
Most cases are in the 20-29 age group, which has 7,979 confirmed cases in total since the pandemic began.
This story was updated at 4:49 pm on July 3 with updated Douglas County case numbers. It was originally published at 11:52 am on July 3.
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