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(KNSI) – Minnesota reports 586 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths Tuesday. None of the deaths occurred in residents of the St. Cloud area.
There are 43 new cases in the five-county area: four in Benton, one in Morrison, 15 in Sherburne, 13 in Stearns and 10 in Wright.
A relatively low number of tests were processed yesterday — 10,623 — for a one-day test positivity rate of 5.5 percent.
As for COVID-19 vaccinations, nearly 570,000 Minnesotans have received one dose or more of the vaccine.

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