Home Local News DAKOTA COUNTY SUFFERS TWO MORE COVID-19 DEATHS Local News DAKOTA COUNTY SUFFERS TWO MORE COVID-19 DEATHS By Woody Gottburg - May 7, 2020 3151 SHARE Facebook Twitter Dakota County Health announced two more deaths related to coronavirus in that county, bringing the total of COVID-19 fatalities to five in the county. 32 new positive cases were reported Thursday, bringing the county’s total number of cases to 1046.