New cases in Olmsted County bring total to 76

We're finding out if people should be wearing masks in the county

Cases are confirmed in olmsted county.

Kimt news 3's isabella basco spoke with public health officials in the county to get a breakdown in the spike.

She joins us live now.

Isabella?

George?

Olmsted county is now second highest in the state of minnesota for coronavirus cases.

Of the 76 in the county... 49 are still active.

That means 27 people have fully recovered and don't need to be isolated.

The public health department has gotten a lot of questions about whether or not to wear face masks..

At this time?

They aren't recommending that to the public..but ?s the surgeon general has asked the centers for disease control and prevention to review mask guidelines./// "homemade cloth masks can be worn by individuals in the public, which could decrease the viral spread and to protect other people from respiratory droplets if you have covi?19 without having symptoms."

It is important to remember a cloth mask doesn't substitute the effectiveness of social distancing.

Live in rochester?

Isabella basco?

Now we're going to get a break down of all of the latest confirmed cases in our local counties.

Kimt news 3's katie lange joins us in studio with what we need to know.

Katie?

In the studio amy e?

Like isabella just explained?

Olmsted county is sitting at 76 confirmed cases now..

Which is the second highest of any county in minnesota.

Freeborn county has 7... mower has 15.

Dodge county has 10 total cases... and fillmore now has 9.

In iowa?

Cerro gordo county has 10 confirmed cases... hancock has 3?

Mitchell has two... and howard county announced its first confirmed case today.

Looking at our statewide numbers... minnesota sits at 789?

With 22 total deaths now.

Iowa is just under ?

Hundred cases... with no new deaths to report?

So the state total sits at 11./// equipment