Article posted at 11:40 on the morning of Thursday, January 21, 2021.

The new COVID-19 case number for the local zip code area of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa is six for the second week in a row. The rural and town community population of Belgrade (56312), Brooten (56316) and Elrosa (56325) is 4,285. Of that population, a total of six people had positive COVID-19 tests over the past seven days (January 14 through January 20). Below are the new numbers for area zip codes, followed by the cumulative COVID-19 cases in that zip code area over the past year as tracked by the Minnesota Department of Health.

Belgrade, population 2,622: two new cases for a total of 223 (last week's increase was six).

Brooten, population 1,466: four new cases for a total of 118 (last week's increase was zero).

Elrosa, population 197: zero new cases for a total of 17 (last week's increase was also zero).

Other area COVID-19 numbers by zip code:

Glenwood: four new cases for a total of 418.

Sauk Centre: 18 new cases for a total of 874.

New London: six new cases for a total of 549.

Spicer: three new cases for a total of 438.

Paynesville: 16 new cases for a total of 676.

Sunburg: zero new cases for a total of 77.

Kerkhoven: two new cases for a total of 138.

Murdock: no new cases for a total of 88.

Benson: six new cases for a total of 462.

Melrose: 18 new cases for a total of 751.

Willmar: 26 new cases for a total of 3,487.

Alexandria: 38 new cases for a total of 2,609.