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Minnesota Confirms 50 COVID-19 Deaths, More than 1500 New Cases Wednesday

Saint Cloud, MN, USA / KNSI
Dene Dryden
Jan 13, 2021 | 11:25 AM

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(KNSI) – Minnesota reports 1,504 new COVID-19 cases and 50 deaths Wednesday. The new deaths include one person from Benton County in their 60s and one person from Stearns County in their 80s.

Overall, the five-county area adds 129 new cases: 17 in Benton, 4 in Morrison County, 14 in Sherburne County, 48 in Stearns and 46 in Wright County.

Just shy of 24,000 COVID-19 tests were processed by the state yesterday, and 6.3 percent of those tests were positive.

There are fewer COVID-19 patients hospitalized Wednesday than Tuesday; currently, 665 people are in Minnesota hospitals for COVID-19, and 129 of those folks are receiving intensive care.

The Stearns County COVID-19 dashboard says 345 county residents currently have active cases of the disease. In Benton County, that number is 78.

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