Four more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in St. Louis County, bringing the number of cases confirmed through lab-based testing to 96 on Monday.
No new cases were reported in Carlton County on Monday, according to the Minnesota Department of Health's update, leaving the number of cases at 64.
Five new cases were reported in Itasca County, bringing its number of confirmed cases to 33.
There were no new cases in Lake County, which has one confirmed case.
The Minnesota Department of Corrections reported one additional positive case at its Willow River boot camp program, bringing its total to 59 positive tests among inmates, with another seven presumed to have the disease. Four staff members have self-reported positive tests. Pine County has reported 73 total cases.
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Statewide, 11,799 people have tested positive, of which 1,379 are health care workers. Of the total number of people who have tested positive, 7,536 no longer need to be isolated.
On Monday, 452 people were hospitalized and 194 of them were in an intensive care unit.
The Health Department reported 13 more deaths in Minnesota, bringing the total to 591 deaths.
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