The state today reported 43 new COVID-19 related deaths along with 2,956 new coronavirus cases.

There were six deaths reported in the Lakeland viewing area:

• One person from Aitkin County between the ages of 90 and 94
• One person from Itasca County between the ages of 90 and 94
• One person from Koochiching County between the ages of 90 and 94
• One person from Mille Lacs County between the ages of 75 and 79
• One person from Roseau County between the ages of 80 and 84
• One person from Wadena County between the ages of 85 and 89

The new cases came from 34,037 tests for a case positivity rate of 8.7%.

In the Lakeland viewing area, there were 310 confirmed cases reported in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 5
• Beltrami – 15
• Cass – 18
• Clearwater – 3
• Crow Wing – 59
• Hubbard – 14
• Itasca – 50
• Koochiching – 8
• Lake of the Woods – 3
• Mahnomen – 1
• Mille Lacs – 26
• Morrison – 24
• Polk – 20
• Roseau – 22
• Todd – 22
• Wadena – 20

By — Lakeland News