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Current Situation

Not all cases of COVID-19 are tested. The Minnesota Department of Health posts, by county, current lab confirmed cases on its website. There are lab confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Rice County.
The first case in the United States was announced on January 21, 2020. A map of the current number of cases by state is maintained by the CDC.
Health officials confirmed the first case in Minnesota on March 6, 2020.
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Rice County was on March 18^th, 2020.

Rice County COVID-19 Cases

Total cumulative cases : 859
Age Range: 2 months - 97 years (Average age 37 years old)
Female: 325 Male: 534
Ever hospitalized: 36 of 859 cases (Ages 2 months - 91 years. Average age 52.5 years old.)
Need for ICU : 11 of 36 hospitalized (Ages 2 months - 91 years. Average age 56.6 years old.)
Living Setting Type: 67.5% Private Residence; 0.5% Group Home/Long Term Care; 24% Prison; 8% Unknown
Case Zip Code Address: Faribault: 721 Northfield: 110 Other: 28 (Please note - Northfield data limited to Rice County; total tests by county or city not available; community transmission occurring throughout Minnesota)
Deaths : 8 (Average age 66 years old)
Last Updated: July 8, 2020

Local public health does not have authority to share private health data, which includes the address of those who test positive with COVID-19, or any other identifying information. Such sharing is a violation of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minn. Stat.13.09 (a) and (b).