The state today reported 6 new COVID-19 related deaths along with 1,292 new coronavirus cases. The deaths included one person from the Lakeland viewing area:

• A Roseau County resident between the ages 80 and 84.

The new cases came from 23,297 tests for a case positivity rate of 5.5%.

In the Lakeland viewing area, the state reported 79 confirmed cases in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 1
• Beltrami – 4
• Cass – 3
• Clearwater – 1
• Crow Wing – 16
• Hubbard – 2
• Itasca – 19
• Koochiching – 2
• Mille Lacs – 15
• Morrison – 2
• Polk – 5
• Roseau – 2
• Todd – 3
• Wadena – 4

By — Chris Burns