17 New COVID-19 Related Deaths, 1,410 New Cases Reported Thursday

The state on Thursday reported 17 new COVID-19 related deaths along with 1,410 new coronavirus cases.

The deaths included three people from the Lakeland viewing area:

• A Hubbard County resident between the ages of 75-79
• An Itasca County resident between the ages of 80-84
• A Polk County resident between the ages of 85-89

The new cases came from 50,330 tests for a case positivity rate of 2.8%. The rolling seven-day average for case positivity has dropped to 4.3% now, the lowest it’s been since early July.

In the Lakeland viewing area, there were 75 new cases reported in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 12
• Beltrami – 5
• Cass – 6
• Clearwater – 1
• Crow Wing – 11
• Hubbard – 8
• Itasca – 6
• Lake of the Woods – 2
• Mille Lacs – 8
• Morrison – 4
• Polk – 8
• Todd – 3
• Wadena – 1