15 New COVID-19 Related Deaths, 658 New Cases Reported Wednesday

The state today reported 15 new COVID-19 related deaths today along with 658 new coronavirus cases.

Five of the deaths were in the Lakeland viewing area:

• a Cass County resident between the ages of 65 and 69
• an Itasca County resident between the ages 55 and 59
• an Itasca County resident between the ages 90 and 94
• a Mille Lacs County resident between the ages 60 and 64
• a Polk County resident between the ages 85 and 89

The new cases came from 17,546 tests for a case positivity rate of 3.8%. The seven-day rolling average for case positivity has now fallen to 4.9%, which puts that below the caution threshold of 5.0%.

In the Lakeland viewing area, there were 64 new confirmed cases reported in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 4
• Beltrami – 10
• Cass – 7
• Crow Wing – 4
• Hubbard – 1
• Itasca – 5
• Koochiching – 9
• Lake of the Woods – 2
• Mille Lacs – 2
• Morrison – 2
• Polk – 3
• Roseau – 3
• Todd – 4
• Wadena – 8