21 Newly Reported COVID-19 Deaths, Over 5,000 New Cases In Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Health reported 5,296 new COVID-19 cases today along with 21 newly reported deaths, pushing the total number of deaths since the pandemic started to 4,005.

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

• One in Morrison County of someone aged 80-84

The new cases came from a total of 63,573 tests for a case positivity rate of 8.3%.

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

• Aitkin – 16
• Beltrami – 24
• Cass – 17
• Clearwater – 5
• Crow Wing – 33
• Hubbard – 11
• Itasca – 34
• Koochiching – 7
• Lake of the Woods – 2
• Mahnomen – 3
• Mille Lacs – 32
• Morrison – 27
• Polk – 19
• Roseau – 22
• Todd – 26
• Wadena – 18