Minnesota COVID-19 Cases
Minnesota Total Coronavirus Cases: 1,798,566
Minnesota New Coronavirus Deaths:
Minnesota Total Coronavirus Deaths: 15,300
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Austin and other towns across Minnesota are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Austin, MN community.
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Coronavirus News for Austin
After days of decline, Minnesota coronavirus cases climb back up
Mower County is home to Hormel Foods in Austin. It has a population of just over 40,000 people, with 733 confirmed cases and two deaths from COVID-19 so far. More info »
Duluth News Tribune - 06/16/2020 11:00amFamily's illnesses suggest coronavirus may have been in Minnesota ...
They don’t know if they had COVID-19, but they strongly suspect it. The family's story suggests coronavirus was in Minnesota long before it was detected by testing, said Ehresmann. More info »
MPR News - 04/30/2020 04:00pmMinnesota woman sentenced for scamming Social Security for a quarter century
MINNEAPOLIS — An Austin woman who admitted to a 25-year-long Social Security scheme in which she posed as her dead mother to federal officials has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison. More info »
KARE-TV Minneapolis St. Paul on MSN - 08/22/2025 02:27amWoman sentenced for posing as dead mother amid 25-year Social Security scam
Mavious Redmond was sentenced to prison for pretending to be her deceased mother to claim Social Security Retirement Insurance Benefits for 25 years. More info »
USA TODAY on MSN - 08/22/2025 09:20am