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.
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).
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Rice County COVID-19 Vaccination Data (Updated weekly, on Thursdays by 11:30 a.m.)

Rice County COVID-19 Case Data (Updated weekly, on Thursdays by 11:30 a.m.)

TOTAL CUMULATIVE BOTH CONFIRMED AND PROBABLE: 8,249
- New cases: 11
- Cases no longer needing isolation: 8,124
DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN OF BOTH CONFIRMED AND PROBABLE CASES
- Female: 3,586; Male: 4,655; Unknown/Blank: 8
- Age range: 5 days - 104 years (Average age 39 years old)
- Ever hospitalized: 338
  - Age range: 3 months - 98 years (Average age 61 years old)
  - Need for Intensive Care Unit (ICU): 59 of 338 hospitalized
    - Age range: 3 months - 95 years (Average age 61 years old)
- Living Setting Type: College/University/Dormitory 175; Group Home 29; Hotel/Motel 2; Jail 1; Long Term Care (LTC) 225; Other/Boarding School 48; Prison 1,199; Private Residence 4,267; Blank 2,303
- Case Zip Code Address: Dundas 195; Faribault 4,934; Kenyon 17; Kilkenny 50; Lonsdale 620; Medford 9; Montgomery 43; Morristown 202; Nerstrand 80; New Prague 32; Northfield 1,874; Veseli 12; Warsaw 41; Waterville 9; Webster 128; Other 3
COVID-19 DEATHS
- Confirmed (PCR Test) 94; Probable (Antigen Test) 17; Total Deaths 111
- Age range: 24 years - 104 years (Average age both Confirmed and Probable Deaths: 79 years old)
- Living Setting Type for all COVID Deaths: LTC 68; Prison 9; Private Residence 34

*Last Updated: July 22, 2021

*Rice County Case Information updated weekly on Thursdays, excluding holidays on this web page. Updates can also be found on the MDH site at: Click Here Discrepancies between the two sites are attributable to reporting cut off times.