The state reported 519 new COVID-19 cases today along with 14 new deaths, one of which was in the Lakeland viewing area, a Cass Lake resident between the ages of 70 and 74.

The new cases came from 10,578 tests for a case positivity rate of 4.9%. The seven-day rolling average for case positivity has now dropped to exactly the caution threshold of 5.0%.

In the Lakeland viewing area, there were 44 confirmed cases reported in the following counties:

• Beltrami – 5
• Cass – 5
• Clearwater –  1
• Crow Wing – 3
• Itasca – 12
• Koochiching – 5
• Lake of the Woods – 1
• Mille Lacs – 5
• Morrison – 2
• Polk – 1
• Todd – 2
• Wadena -2

By — Betsy Melin