Martin County resident dies of COVID

A Martin County resident was one of 22 COVID-19 deaths reported Tuesday by the Minnesota Department of Health.

The death involved a person in their early 60’s and was the 37th death in Martin County.  Minnesota’s death toll now stands at 8,581.

Tuesday’s update, which includes data from the weekend and Monday, also reported more than 6,500 new infections, including 81 in Blue Earth County.

There are 935 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized, according to MDH, including 210 in intensive care.