1,721 New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Minnesota Friday
The Minnesota Department of Health reported 13 new COVID-19 deaths and 1,721 new COVID-19 cases today. 2 of the deaths were people in congregate care settings.
Three of the deaths came from the Lakeland viewing area: one from someone in Mahnomen County between the ages 85-89, one from someone in Mille Lacs County between the ages of 70-74, and one from someone in Wadena County who was between the ages of 60-64.
The 1,721 new cases came from a total of 26,742 tests for a case positivity rate of 6.4%. The seven-day rolling average for case positivity reported today was also at 6.4%, where it had previously been at 4.8% on Monday.
In the Lakeland viewing area, the state reported 250 new cases in the following counties:
- Aitkin – 6
- Beltrami – 31
- Cass – 16
- Clearwater – 13
- Crow Wing – 31
- Hubbard – 19
- Itasca – 11
- Koochiching – 1
- Lake of the Woods – 1
- Mahnomen – 2
- Mille Lacs – 11
- Morrison – 32
- Polk – 39
- Roseau – 13
- Todd – 17
- Wadena – 7
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