The state today reported 22 new COVID-19 related deaths along with 2,150 new coronavirus cases.

There were six deaths in the Lakeland viewing area:

• A Cass County resident between the ages of 70 and 74
• Three Itasca County residents: one between the ages of 40 and 44, one between the ages of 75 and 79, and one between the ages of 80 and 84
• A Morrison County resident between the ages of 60 and 64
• A Polk County resident between the ages of 70 and 74

The new cases came from 37,139 tests for a case positivity rate of 5.8%.

In the Lakeland viewing area, there were 284 confirmed cases reported in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 13
• Beltrami – 43
• Cass – 21
• Clearwater – 5
• Crow Wing – 45
• Hubbard – 26
• Itasca – 34
• Koochiching – 2
• Lake of the Woods – 5
• Mahnomen – 8
• Mille Lacs – 16
• Morrison – 14
• Polk – 14
• Roseau – 12
• Todd – 11
• Wadena – 15

By — Lakeland News