Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

O'Brien County records 1 more COVID-19 death

7-day positivity rates dip locally

COVID-19 positivity rates remained low in O'Brien and Clay counties during the past week.

O'Brien County's seven-day positivity rate decreased from 5 percent on April 6 to 4 percent on April 13. Clay County's dipped from 7 percent to 4 percent over that same time period. Statewide numbers decreased from 4.9 percent to 4.8 percent.

Coronavirus-related deaths increased by one in O'Brien County to 60. Clay County's death toll was unchanged at 25, while statewide fatalities jumped from 5,835 last week to 5,857 this week.

Confirmed infections since the pandemic began tallied 2,105 in O'Brien County...