Minnesota health officials reported another 7,219 COVID-19 cases and 40 more deaths on Sunday, on a record volume of more than 67,000 test results. But for the second straight day, there was a positive sign elsewhere in the new numbers from the state health department. Looking back over the past week, the average daily number of newly confirmed cases ticked downward again.

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