21 New COVID-19 Related Deaths Reported on Tuesday

The Minnesota Department of Health reported 2,340 new cases and 21 COVID-19 related deaths on Tuesday.

Two of the deaths came from residents in the Lakeland viewing area:

• One in Beltrami County of someone aged 95-99
• One in Wadena County of someone aged 85-89

The new cases came from a total of 32,117 for a case positivity rate of 7.3%.

In the Lakeland viewing area, the state reported 120 new cases in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 14
• Beltrami – 11
• Cass – 8
• Clearwater – 1
• Crow Wing – 15
• Itasca – 19
• Koochiching – 4
• Mille Lacs – 20
• Morrison – 6
• Polk – 6
• Roseau – 3
• Todd – 6
• Wadena – 7

Cases continue to decline across the state and the Lakeland viewing area. Looking at just the Lakeland viewing area, the 120 cases reported today is a 78% decrease from four weeks ago, when there were 554 new cases in the area.