MDH reports 21 new COVID-19 deaths over the weekend

Coronaviruses research, conceptual illustration. Vials of blood in a centrifuge being tested for coronavirus infection.

(St. Paul, MN) (SMN/AP)- There were 21 new COVID-19 deaths reported by the Minnesota Department of Health over the weekend.

Four deaths were reported Friday, eight on Saturday, and nine on Sunday.

Minnesota health officials reported 924 positive tests on Saturday, and 806 new cases were recorded Sunday.

Over the past two weeks, the rolling average number of daily new cases has remained mostly constant at about 702 per day. The number of hospitalizations has also remained mostly steady in recent weeks. The Department of Health reports there are currently 312 people hospitalized with COVID-19. A total of 60,898 people in Minnesota have had confirmed coronavirus infections.

Here are the case totals by county in Southern Minnesota:

Blue Earth – 918 (5 deaths)
Brown – 89 (2 deaths)
Cottonwood – 178
Faribault – 87
Fillmore – 63
Jackson – 86
Le Sueur – 220 (1 death)
Lyon – 425 (3 deaths)
McLeod – 181
Martin – 207 (5 deaths)
Mower – 1,101 (2 deaths)
Murray – 122 (1 death)
Nicollet – 337 (13 deaths)
Nobles – 1,764 (6 deaths)
Redwood – 36
Renville – 64 (5 deaths)
Rice – 1,032 (8 deaths)
Sibley – 83 (2 deaths)
Steele – 348 (2 deaths)
Waseca – 148
Watonwan – 308