This news in  from  Community Health Services of Faribault and Martin  County .As of Friday  we have six new laboratory confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Martin County. Case 13 is 66 year old, not currently hospitalized with recent travel. Case 14 is an 85 year old, hospitalized with no recent travel. Case 15 is a 71 year old with no travel and not currently hospitalized. Case 16 is 72 year old with recent travel and not currently hospitalized. Case 17 is 72 year old with no recent travel and not currently hospitalized. Case 18 is a 47 year old with no recent travel and not currently hospitalized.

The total lab confirmed positive COVID-19 case count for Martin County is 18.

Martin  County Sheriff Jeff Markquart says these results should make us all  get serious about this and cooperate with the Stay at Home guidelines  in effect for the next two weeks in  Minnesota.