44 New COVID-19 Related Deaths, 2,004 New Cases Reported Thursday

Today, Minnesota reported 44 new COVID-19 related deaths along with 2,004 new coronavirus cases.

The deaths included three people from the Lakeland viewing area:

• One person from Aitkin County aged 45-49
• One person from Crow Wing County aged 80-84
• One person from Todd County aged 85-89

The new cases came from 42,049 tests for a case positivity rate of 4.8%. The seven-day rolling average for case positivity is now at 6.6%. The rolling average was at 15.5% on Nov. 10 and had fallen to 4.7% on Dec. 24.

In the Lakeland viewing area, the state reported 116 new cases in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 1
• Beltrami – 9
• Cass – 12
• Clearwater – 1
• Crow Wing – 14
• Hubbard – 8
• Itasca – 12
• Koochiching – 7
• Mahnomen – 2
• Mille Lacs – 6
• Morrison – 17
• Polk – 5
• Roseau- 11
• Todd – 9
• Wadena – 2