In the May 19 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 for the fourth straight week. These figures of three each week represent M.D.H. lab-confirmed cases reported to the state, most usually from health care centers and clinics. They do not represent test results from at-home tests.

The May 19 report shows two new cases in the Belgrade zip code, one in the Brooten zip code and none in the Elrosa (city) zip code. The May 12 report has all three new cases originating in the Belgrade 56312 zip code area, with none in Brooten 56316 or the city proper of Elrosa 56325. The May 5 report had one case from Belgrade, two from Brooten and none in Elrosa.

Other area data will be posted in the coming days to this web article.

**Area COVID-19 case count increases by zip code:

Willmar - 57 new cases (65 last week)

Benson - 6 new cases (5 last week)

Clara City - 3 new cases (6 last week)

Hancock - no new cases (3 last week)

Kandiyohi - 3 new cases (3 last week)

Kerkhoven - no new cases (1 last week)

Montevideo - 21 new cases (13 last week)

Morris - 18 new cases (15 last week)

Murdock - 5 new cases (none last week)

New London - 4 new cases (4 last week)

Pennock - one new case (one last week)

Raymond - 4 new cases (1 last week)

Spicer - 8 new cases (7 last week)

Sunburg - 2 new cases (3 last week)

Alexandria - 76 new cases (59 last week)

Belgrade - 2 new cases (3 last week)

Brooten - 1 new case (none last week)

Cyrus - no new cases (none last week)

Elrosa - no new cases (none last week)

Glenwood - 21 new cases (17 last week)

Melrose - 6 new cases (7 last week)

Osakis - 11 new cases (5 last week)

Paynesville - 10 new cases (8 last week)

Sauk Centre - 21 new cases (8 last week)

Starbuck - 15 new cases (24 last week)

Villard - 1 new case (3 last week)