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