The state today reported 31 new COVID-19 related deaths along with 1,810 new coronavirus cases.

There were six deaths in the Lakeland viewing area:

• One person from Aitkin County between the ages of 75 and 79
• Two people from Beltrami County, one between the ages of 60 and 64 and the other between the ages of 75 and 79
• One person from Crow Wing County between the ages of 50 and 54
• One person from Polk County between the ages of 80 and 84
• One person from Todd County between the ages of 70 and 74

The new cases came from 27,052 tests for a case positivity rate of 6.7%.

In the Lakeland viewing area, there were 181 confirmed cases reported in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 5
• Beltrami – 20
• Cass – 20
• Clearwater – 4
• Crow Wing – 31
• Hubbard – 6
• Itasca – 15
• Koochiching – 5
• Mahnomen – 3
• Mille Lacs – 7
• Morrison – 10
• Polk – 26
• Roseau – 12
• Todd – 12
• Wadena – 5

By — Lakeland News