Eight more COVID-19 deaths have been reported in the Northland on Sunday.
Five of the people lived in St. Louis County and ranged between the ages of 64 and 84, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. This brings the county's death toll to 158.
Carlton County also reported two deaths. Both residents were in their 70s.
In Wisconsin, Ashland County reported one new death, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
These deaths were among 85 newly reported deaths in Minnesota and 15 deaths in Wisconsin.
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Another 227 new cases were diagnosed in the Northland, 87 of which were St. Louis County residents. That's below the county's seven-day average of 133 new cases per day.
New cases and seven-day averages in other counties:
- Aitkin — 32; 12.
- Carlton — 47; 29.
- Cook — 3; 2.
- Itasca — 25; 30.
- Koochiching — 6; 6.
- Lake — 4; 4.
- St. Louis — 87; 133.
- Ashland — 10; 11.
- Bayfield —14; 10.
- Douglas — 24; 42.
Minnesota reported a total of 3,439 new cases, while Wisconsin reported 2,757 cases.
