11 New COVID-19 Related Deaths, 2,736 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Thursday

The state today reported 11 new COVID-19 related deaths along with 2,736 new coronavirus cases.

The deaths included two people from the Lakeland viewing area:

• A Mille Lacs County resident between the ages of 65-69
• A Polk County resident between the ages of 40-44

The new cases came from 46,409 tests for a case positivity rate of 5.9%.

In the Lakeland viewing area, the state reported 191 confirmed cases in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 2
• Beltrami – 6
• Cass – 13
• Crow Wing – 40
• Hubbard – 7
• Itasca – 33
• Koochiching – 3
• Lake of the Woods – 1
• Mahnomen – 4
• Mille Lacs – 26
• Morrison – 16
• Polk – 21
• Roseau – 7
• Todd – 7
• Wadena – 5