The state today reported eighteen new COVID-19 related deaths along with 2,050 new coronavirus cases.

There was one death reported in the Lakeland viewing area, a Mille Lacs County resident between the ages of 70 and 74.

The new cases came from 40,472 tests for a case positivity rate of 5.1%.

In the Lakeland viewing area, there were 155 confirmed cases reported in the following counties:

• Beltrami – 20
• Cass – 28
• Clearwater – 1
• Crow Wing – 26
• Hubbard – 17
• Itasca – 12
• Koochiching – 4
• Mahnomen – 8
• Mille Lacs – 6
• Morrison – 12
• Polk – 7
• Todd – 7
• Wadena – 7

By — BJ Walters