Cases rising in central, northeastern Minnesota

ROCHESTER, Minn. - The state of Minnesota reported an additional 1,276 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, Oct. 8. The new cases bring the laboratory confirmed case number to 107,922.

The new cases come on an additional 29,004 tests.

The day has seen evidence of an outbreak in central and northern Minnesota as well, with an additional 68 cases in Stearns County, and 51 cases for the day in St. Louis County, home to a rally for President Donald Trump last week that violated crowd limit caps by admitting an estimated 3,000 people. It is not clear yet if the rise in cases near Duluth are connected to the rally.

https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/newsmd/coronavirus/6708588-Cases-rising-in-central-northeastern-Minnesota