Area counties had a total of 14 deaths from COVID-19 and its complications from Dec. 23-29. Written By: Staff reports | × With the new cases per day in the single digits over the past week and rate of cases in the area decreasing since the end of November, Wadena County has seen 30 additional positive cases of COVID-19 between Dec. 22-29. Area counties have seen the following increases in positive COVID-19 cases from Dec. 11-29: Becker County had an additional 220 cases, Hubbard 111, Otter Tail 399, Todd 142 and Wadena 126. The counties have seen decreases from the number of additional positive cases from Dec. 4-18: Becker County had an additional 312 cases, Hubbard 118, Otter Tail 542, Todd 236 and Wadena 168.