Numbers released Thursday by the Minnesota Department of Health indicate 745 new COVID-19 cases bringing Minnesota’s Cumulative total to 53,692 positive cases of the Coronavirus in the state, out of 1,007,882 tests conducted. 6,181 are health care workers.

Of the 53,692 positive cases, 46,965 patients no longer need to be isolated.

5,112 cases have required hospitalization so far, and 298 of them are still hospitalized. 141 of the current hospitalized are in the ICU.

The Minnesota Department of Health reports 1,594 people have now died due to COVID-19 related complications.

Wilkin County has 25 cases, Otter Tail has 162 cases. Becker County has 129 cases. Douglas County has 120 cases. Grant County has 44 cases and Clay has 734 cases.

In North Dakota, Cass County has 2,872 cases, Richland County has 82 cases.

There are 6,301 total cases in North Dakota

The Minnesota Department of Health reminds the public that not all cases of COVID-19 are being tested. So these numbers do not represent the total number of people in Minnesota that have or had COVID-19. These numbers represent the number of cases that were tested.

Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 status map can be found HERE.

North Dakota Department of Health COVID-19 status map can be found HERE.

Otter Tail County Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard can be found HERE.