73 more Northland residents test positive for COVID-19; 1 new death reported – Duluth News Tribune

Seventy-three more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Northland and one more person has died from the illness.

The person was a St. Louis County resident in their early 70s. The county has now lost 253 people to COVID-19 and its complications.

New cases and seven-day averages in Northland counties:

As of Jan. 27, nearly 29,000 residents in the seven-county region, or 8.7% of the population, have received at least one shot and about 8,200 of those people have had both doses. The state of Minnesota updates its vaccine numbers every day with data from two days ago.

About 9,500 residents ages 65 and older in the region have received a COVID-19 vaccine. That's about 15% of that demographic.

On Friday, the region logged its highest number of new vaccinations in a single day. Another 3,800 shots were administered to Northeastern Minnesota residents. About 770 of those shots went to people receiving their second and final dose.

The number of intensive care patients with COVID-19 in the region continues to decline. At one point in time Thursday, three COVID-19 patients were occupying ICU beds in Northeastern Minnesota. At the same time, 20 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized outside the ICU.

This story was updated at 4:21 p.m. Jan. 29 with additional information from Wisconsin Department of Health Services and to correct the seven-day average for Lake County. It was originally posted at 12:15 p.m. Jan. 29.

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