Five New COVID-19 Related Deaths, 364 New Cases Reported Friday

The state reported five new COVID-19 related deaths and 364 new COVID-19 cases on Friday. One of the new deaths was in the Lakeland viewing area:

• A person in Roseau County aged 75-79

The new cases came from 21,250 tests for a case positivity rate of 1.7%. The seven-day rolling average for case positivity continues to fall and is now at 2.96%, below the caution threshold of 5.0%.

In the Lakeland viewing area, there were 32 new confirmed cases reported in the following counties:

• Aitkin – 1
• Beltrami – 2
• Cass – 6
• Clearwater – 1
• Crow Wing – 5
• Hubbard – 1
• Itasca – 4
• Koochiching – 2
• Mille Lacs – 4
• Morrison – 2
• Polk – 1
• Wadena – 3