WINONA, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Health confirmed 79 new COVID cases in Winona County. The confirmations raised the total to 2,848 since the state began tracking them. No new COVID deaths were announced, leaving the Winona County total at 30 or about 1.1% of confirmed cases. A key measure of the current threat, the14-day case rate, was a test positivity rate about 15%.

Earlier: 31 COVID cases diagnosed in Winona