1,632 New COVID-19 Cases, 5 New Deaths Reported Monday in MN

Minnesota health officials reported 1,632 new COVID-19 cases today, along with five new COVID-19 related deaths.

Two of the deaths came from residents in the Lakeland viewing area. One death was a person in Aitkin County who was between the ages of 85-89. The second death was from a resident in Mille Lacs County also between the ages of 85-89.

The 1,632 new cases came from a total of 22,171 tests for a case positivity rate of 7.4%. The seven-day rolling average positivity rate is now at 5.8%, up from 4.9% a week prior.

In the Lakeland viewing area, the state reported 140 new cases in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 2
• Beltrami – 14
• Cass – 6
• Clearwater – 2
• Crow Wing – 11
• Hubbard – 9
• Itasca – 6
• Koochiching – 2
• Lake of the Woods – 2
• Mahnomen – 3
• Mille Lacs – 6
• Morrison – 31
• Polk – 3
• Roseau – 4
• Todd – 30
• Wadena – 9