The state today reported 16 new COVID-19 related deaths along with 3,348 new coronavirus cases.

There were five deaths in the Lakeland viewing area:

• One person from Beltrami County between the ages of 75 and 79
• Two people from Hubbard County between the ages of 40 and 44 and the other between the ages of 60 and 64
• One people from Roseau County older than 100

The new cases came from 40,451 tests for a case positivity rate of 8.3%.

In the Lakeland viewing area, there were 317 confirmed cases reported in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 10
• Beltrami – 35
• Cass – 11
• Clearwater – 5
• Crow Wing – 62
• Hubbard – 11
• Itasca – 27
• Koochiching – 3
• Lake of the Woods – 2
• Mahnomen – 2
• Mille Lacs – 28
• Morrison – 39
• Polk – 23
• Roseau – 19
• Todd – 30
• Wadena – 10

By — Nathan Datres