In the April 28 zip code report released by the Minnesota Department of Health, the Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa zip code areas (56312, 56316 and 56325) posted a three for new COVID-19 cases over a one-week period. This number compares to a two for new cases reported by the M.D.H. in the April 21 zip code report for this area.

While the April 21 report had two new cases reported in the Belgrade zip code but none in Brooten or Elrosa, the April 28 report showed two new cases reported by the Brooten zip code, one in the Belgrade zip code and none for the municipality of Elrosa (56325).

Area zip code increases reported on April 28:

Willmar - 23 new cases (7 last week)

Benson - 2 new cases (none last week)

Clara City - no new cases (2 last week)

Hancock - 1 new case (1 last week)

Kandiyohi - no new cases (1 last week)

Kerkhoven - no new cases (none last week)

Morris - no new cases (4 last week)

Murdock - 2 new cases (1 last week)

New London - 11 new cases (4 last week)

Pennock - 1 new case (none last week)

Raymond - 1 new case (none last week)

Spicer - 5 new cases (1 last week)

Sunburg - 1 new case (2 last week)

Alexandria - 19 new cases (25 last week)

Belgrade - 1 new case (2 last week)

Brooten - 2 new cases (none last week)

Elrosa - no new cases ((none last week)

Cyrus - no new cases (1 last week)

Glenwood - 3 new cases (5 last week)

Melrose - 5 new cases (2 last week)

Osakis - 2 new cases (4 last week)

Paynesville - 5 new cases (11 last week)

Sauk Centre - 3 new cases (6 last week)

Starbuck - 1 new case (3 last week)

Villard - no new cases (1 last week)