Coronavirus Tracker: 996 Cases, Seven New Deaths in MN

(St. Paul, MN) -- Another near thousand case day for Minnesota.

The state department of health reported an additional 996 cases of COVID-19 Thursday, along with 17 in Clay County.

Seven new deaths were also reported over the past 24 hours.

783,214 Minnesotans have gotten at least one dose of a Coronavirus vaccine, while 386,256 residents have gotten both shots. This as Governor Walz is expected to announce more sweeping distribution of vaccines in a press conference at 12:15 Thursday.