Dipping downward

COVID-19 positivity rates continued a downward trend both locally and statewide over the past week.

As of Wednesday morning, O'Brien County's seven-day positivity rate was 3 percent while Clay County's was 2 percent. Local 14-day positivity rates weren't available on the state's COVID-19 data website. Last week, O'Brien County's 14-day positivity rate was 5.9 percent while Clay County's was 6.9 percent.

Statewide, the 14-day positivity rate was down from 7.5 percent to 4.1 percent.

Coronavirus-related deaths were unchanged in Clay County at 25 and in O'Brien County at 58. There have been 5,400...